Top 25 Slugging Average in 1984 in the American League

Slugging Average : 1984 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

1984 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Harold Baines .541 (.54130) Chicago White Sox 1

Don Mattingly .537 (.53731) New York Yankees 2

Dwight Evans .532 (.53175) Boston Red Sox 3

Tony Armas .531 (.53052) Boston Red Sox 4

Kent Hrbek .522 (.52236) Minnesota Twins 5

Kirk Gibson .516 (.51601) Detroit Tigers 6

Mike Easler .516 (.51581) Boston Red Sox 7

Dave Winfield .515 (.51499) New York Yankees 8

Cal Ripken, Jr. .510 (.51014) Baltimore Orioles 9

Eddie Murray .508 (.50850) Baltimore Orioles 10

Dave Kingman .505 (.50455) Oakland Athletics 11

George Bell .498 (.49835) Toronto Blue Jays 12

Alvin Davis .497 (.49735) Seattle Mariners 13

Chet Lemon .495 (.49509) Detroit Tigers 14

Don Baylor .489 (.48884) New York Yankees 15

Andre Thornton .484 (.48382) Cleveland Indians 16

Fred Lynn .474 (.47389) California Angels 17

Dwayne Murphy .472 (.47227) Oakland Athletics 18

Lloyd Moseby .470 (.46959) Toronto Blue Jays 19

Alan Trammell .468 (.46847) Detroit Tigers 20

Jim Rice .467 (.46728) Boston Red Sox 21

Larry Parrish .465 (.46493) Texas Rangers 22

Willie Upshaw .464 (.46397) Toronto Blue Jays 23

Brian Downing .462 (.46197) California Angels 24

Tom Brunansky .460 (.46032) Minnesota Twins 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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).

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

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.

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