Slugging Average : 1958 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1958 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rocky Colavito .620 (.61963) Cleveland Indians 1
Bob Cerv .592 (.59223) Kansas City Athletics 2
Mickey Mantle .592 (.59152) New York Yankees 3
Ted Williams .584 (.58394) Boston Red Sox 4
Roy Sievers .544 (.54364) Washington Senators 5
Jackie Jensen .535 (.53467) Boston Red Sox 6
Al Kaline .490 (.48987) Detroit Tigers 7
Vic Power .490 (.48983) Kansas City Athletics 8
Cleveland Indians  
Minnie Minoso .484 (.48381) Cleveland Indians 9
Gail Harris .481 (.48115) Detroit Tigers 10
Yogi Berra .471 (.47113) New York Yankees 11
Jim Lemon .467 (.46707) Washington Senators 12
Gus Triandos .456 (.45570) Baltimore Orioles 13
Norm Siebern .454 (.45435) New York Yankees 14
Sherm Lollar .454 (.45368) Chicago White Sox 15
Harvey Kuenn .442 (.44207) Detroit Tigers 16
Pete Runnels .438 (.43838) Boston Red Sox 17
Jim Landis .434 (.43403) Chicago White Sox 18
Roger Maris .431 (.43053) Cleveland Indians 19
Kansas City Athletics  
Gene Woodling .429 (.42857) Baltimore Orioles 20
Dick Gernert .425 (.42459) Boston Red Sox 21
Bill Skowron .424 (.42366) New York Yankees 22
Hank Bauer .423 (.42257) New York Yankees 23
Frank Malzone .421 (.42105) Boston Red Sox 24
Hector Lopez .415 (.41489) Kansas City Athletics 25



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.

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.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?