Slugging Average : 1966 American League Top 25

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"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
 

1966 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Robinson .637 (.63715) Baltimore Orioles 1
Harmon Killebrew .538 (.53779) Minnesota Twins 2
Al Kaline .534 (.53445) Detroit Tigers 3
Boog Powell .532 (.53157) Baltimore Orioles 4
Dick McAuliffe .509 (.50930) Detroit Tigers 5
Tony Oliva .502 (.50161) Minnesota Twins 6
Tony Conigliaro .487 (.48746) Boston Red Sox 7
Willie Horton .481 (.48099) Detroit Tigers 8
Norm Cash .478 (.47761) Detroit Tigers 9
Curt Blefary .468 (.46778) Baltimore Orioles 10
Joe Pepitone .463 (.46325) New York Yankees 11
Fred Valentine .455 (.45472) Washington Senators 12
Tommie Agee .447 (.44674) Chicago White Sox 13
Brooks Robinson .444 (.44355) Baltimore Orioles 14
Frank Howard .442 (.44219) Washington Senators 15
Leon Wagner .441 (.44080) Cleveland Indians 16
Fred Whitfield .440 (.44024) Cleveland Indians 17
George Scott .433 (.43261) Boston Red Sox 18
Rocky Colavito .432 (.43152) Cleveland Indians 19
Carl Yastrzemski .431 (.43098) Boston Red Sox 20
Tom Tresh .421 (.42086) New York Yankees 21
Don Mincher .418 (.41763) Minnesota Twins 22
Joe Foy .413 (.41336) Boston Red Sox 23
Jose Cardenal .399 (.39929) California Angels 24
Jim Fregosi .391 (.39116) California Angels 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.

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.

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?