Slugging Average : 1884 National 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)
 

1884 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers .563 (.56281) Buffalo Bisons 1
Ned Williamson .554 (.55396) Chicago White Stockings 2
Cap Anson .543 (.54316) Chicago White Stockings 3
King Kelly .524 (.52434) Chicago White Stockings 4
Fred Pfeffer .514 (.51392) Chicago White Stockings 5
Abner Dalrymple .505 (.50480) Chicago White Stockings 6
Jim O'Rourke .480 (.47966) Buffalo Bisons 7
Ezra Sutton .455 (.45513) Boston Beaneaters 8
Jack Rowe .450 (.45000) Buffalo Bisons 9
Buck Ewing .445 (.44503) New York Gothams 10
Hardy Richardson .444 (.44419) Buffalo Bisons 11
Deacon White .442 (.44248) Buffalo Bisons 12
Paul Hines .435 (.43469) Providence Grays 13
Roger Connor .417 (.41719) New York Gothams 14
George Gore .415 (.41469) Chicago White Stockings 15
Bill Phillips .401 (.40086) Cleveland Blues 16
Joe Hornung .400 (.39961) Boston Beaneaters 17
Jack Manning .394 (.39387) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Jim Whitney .393 (.39259) Boston Beaneaters 19
Alex McKinnon .391 (.39149) New York Gothams 20
Jerry Denny .380 (.38041) Providence Grays 21
Jack Burdock .380 (.37950) Boston Beaneaters 22
George Wood .378 (.37844) Detroit Wolverines 23
Bill Crowley .378 (.37838) Boston Beaneaters 24
Charlie Bennett .378 (.37830) Detroit Wolverines 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.

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