Slugging Average : 1964 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)
 

1964 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Boog Powell .606 (.60613) Baltimore Orioles 1
Mickey Mantle .591 (.59140) New York Yankees 2
Tony Oliva .557 (.55655) Minnesota Twins 3
Bob Allison .553 (.55285) Minnesota Twins 4
Harmon Killebrew .548 (.54766) Minnesota Twins 5
Brooks Robinson .521 (.52124) Baltimore Orioles 6
Rocky Colavito .507 (.50680) Kansas City Athletics 7
Dick Stuart .491 (.49088) Boston Red Sox 8
Jimmie Hall .480 (.48039) Minnesota Twins 9
Pete Ward .473 (.47310) Chicago White Sox 10
Al Kaline .469 (.46857) Detroit Tigers 11
Jim Gentile .465 (.46469) Kansas City Athletics 12
Roger Maris .464 (.46394) New York Yankees 13
Jim Fregosi .463 (.46337) Los Angeles Angels 14
Bill Freehan .462 (.46154) Detroit Tigers 15
Don Lock .461 (.46094) Washington Senators 16
Eddie Bressoud .456 (.45583) Boston Red Sox 17
Elston Howard .455 (.45455) New York Yankees 18
Sam Bowens .453 (.45309) Baltimore Orioles 19
Norm Cash .453 (.45303) Detroit Tigers 20
Carl Yastrzemski .452 (.45150) Boston Red Sox 21
Leon Wagner .434 (.43370) Cleveland Indians 22
Zoilo Versalles .431 (.43096) Minnesota Twins 23
Bill Skowron .428 (.42804) Washington Senators 24
Chicago White Sox  
Dick McAuliffe .427 (.42729) 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.

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?