Slugging Average : 1991 American League Top 25

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1991 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Danny Tartabull .593 (.59298) Kansas City Royals 1
Cal Ripken, Jr. .566 (.56615) Baltimore Orioles 2
Jose Canseco .556 (.55594) Oakland Athletics 3
Frank Thomas .553 (.55277) Chicago White Sox 4
Albert Belle .540 (.54013) Cleveland Indians 5
Rafael Palmeiro .532 (.53249) Texas Rangers 6
Ken Griffey, Jr. .527 (.52737) Seattle Mariners 7
Cecil Fielder .513 (.51282) Detroit Tigers 8
Chili Davis .507 (.50749) Minnesota Twins 9
Joe Carter .503 (.50313) Toronto Blue Jays 10
Ruben Sierra .502 (.50227) Texas Rangers 11
Mickey Tettleton .491 (.49102) Detroit Tigers 12
Lou Whitaker .489 (.48936) Detroit Tigers 13
Paul Molitor .489 (.48872) Milwaukee Brewers 14
Wally Joyner .488 (.48820) California Angels 15
Juan Gonzalez .479 (.47890) Texas Rangers 16
Julio Franco .474 (.47368) Texas Rangers 17
Harold Baines .473 (.47336) Oakland Athletics 18
Dave Winfield .472 (.47183) California Angels 19
Jack Clark .466 (.46570) Boston Red Sox 20
Dave Henderson .465 (.46503) Oakland Athletics 21
Kent Hrbek .461 (.46104) Minnesota Twins 22
Kirby Puckett .460 (.45990) Minnesota Twins 23
Wade Boggs .460 (.45971) Boston Red Sox 24
Greg Vaughn .456 (.45572) Milwaukee Brewers 25



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 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?

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.