Slugging Average : 1960 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)
 

1960 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Maris .581 (.58116) New York Yankees 1
Mickey Mantle .558 (.55787) New York Yankees 2
Harmon Killebrew .534 (.53394) Washington Senators 3
Roy Sievers .534 (.53378) Chicago White Sox 4
Bill Skowron .528 (.52788) New York Yankees 5
Jim Lemon .508 (.50758) Washington Senators 6
Gene Freese .481 (.48132) Chicago White Sox 7
Minnie Minoso .481 (.48054) Chicago White Sox 8
Rocky Colavito .474 (.47387) Detroit Tigers 9
Norm Siebern .471 (.47115) Kansas City Athletics 10
Tito Francona .460 (.45956) Cleveland Indians 11
Al Smith .451 (.45149) Chicago White Sox 12
Brooks Robinson .440 (.44034) Baltimore Orioles 13
Charlie Maxwell .440 (.43983) Detroit Tigers 14
Ron Hansen .440 (.43962) Baltimore Orioles 15
Jimmy Piersall .434 (.43416) Cleveland Indians 16
Earl Battey .427 (.42704) Washington Senators 17
Al Kaline .427 (.42650) Detroit Tigers 18
Harvey Kuenn .416 (.41561) Cleveland Indians 19
Gene Woodling .414 (.41379) Baltimore Orioles 20
Bob Allison .413 (.41317) Washington Senators 21
Jackie Brandt .413 (.41292) Baltimore Orioles 22
Tony Kubek .401 (.40141) New York Yankees 23
Ken Aspromonte .400 (.40043) Washington Senators 24
Cleveland Indians  
Eddie Yost .398 (.39839) Detroit Tigers 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).