Slugging Average : 1886 National League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1886 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers .581 (.58078) Detroit Wolverines 1
Cap Anson .544 (.54365) Chicago White Stockings 2
Roger Connor .540 (.54021) New York Giants 3
King Kelly .534 (.53437) Chicago White Stockings 4
Hardy Richardson .504 (.50372) Detroit Wolverines 5
Paul Hines .462 (.46201) Washington Senators 6
Sam Thompson .445 (.44533) Detroit Wolverines 7
George Gore .444 (.44369) Chicago White Stockings 8
Buck Ewing .444 (.44364) New York Giants 9
Jack Glasscock .432 (.43210) St. Louis Maroons 10
Sam Wise .432 (.43152) Boston Beaneaters 11
Jimmy Ryan .431 (.43119) Chicago White Stockings 12
Alex McKinnon .428 (.42770) St. Louis Maroons 13
Jack Rowe .425 (.42521) Detroit Wolverines 14
Jim Fogarty .407 (.40714) Philadelphia Phillies 15
George Wood .407 (.40667) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jim O'Rourke .402 (.40227) New York Giants 17
Charlie Bennett .391 (.39149) Detroit Wolverines 18
Jerry Denny .389 (.38947) St. Louis Maroons 19
Al Myers .387 (.38689) Kansas City Cowboys 20
Fred Dunlap .387 (.38669) St. Louis Maroons 21
Detroit Wolverines  
Tom Burns .382 (.38202) Chicago White Stockings 22
John Morrill .381 (.38140) Boston Beaneaters 23
Charley Bassett .380 (.38012) Kansas City Cowboys 24
Fred Pfeffer .378 (.37764) Chicago White Stockings 25



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.

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.