Slugging Average : 1951 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1951 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams .556 (.55556) Boston Red Sox 1
Larry Doby .512 (.51230) Cleveland Indians 2
Gus Zernial .511 (.51138) Chicago White Sox 3
Philadelphia Athletics  
Vic Wertz .511 (.51098) Detroit Tigers 4
Minnie Minoso .500 (.50000) Cleveland Indians 5
Chicago White Sox  
Eddie Robinson .495 (.49468) Chicago White Sox 6
Yogi Berra .492 (.49177) New York Yankees 7
Gil McDougald .488 (.48756) New York Yankees 8
Luke Easter .481 (.48148) Cleveland Indians 9
Ferris Fain .471 (.47059) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Gene Woodling .462 (.46190) New York Yankees 11
Eddie Joost .461 (.46112) Philadelphia Athletics 12
Al Rosen .447 (.44677) Cleveland Indians 13
Elmer Valo .446 (.44595) Philadelphia Athletics 14
Gil Coan .426 (.42565) Washington Senators 15
Nellie Fox .426 (.42550) Chicago White Sox 16
Eddie Yost .424 (.42430) Washington Senators 17
Dale Mitchell .424 (.42353) Cleveland Indians 18
Mickey Vernon .423 (.42308) Washington Senators 19
Joe DiMaggio .422 (.42169) New York Yankees 20
Dom DiMaggio .418 (.41784) Boston Red Sox 21
Ray Coleman .418 (.41762) St. Louis Browns 22
Chicago White Sox  
Irv Noren .411 (.41061) Washington Senators 23
Bobby Avila .410 (.40959) Cleveland Indians 24
George Kell .400 (.39967) Detroit Tigers 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.