Slugging Average : 1892 National League Top 25

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1892 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Delahanty .495 (.49476) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Dan Brouthers .480 (.47959) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 2
Buck Ewing .473 (.47328) New York Giants 3
Roger Connor .463 (.46277) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Oyster Burns .454 (.45387) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5
Bug Holliday .449 (.44850) Cincinnati Reds 6
Jimmy Ryan .438 (.43762) Chicago Colts 7
Sam Thompson .432 (.43186) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Bill Dahlen .422 (.42169) Chicago Colts 9
Jack Clements .415 (.41542) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Hugh Duffy .410 (.41013) Boston Beaneaters 11
Billy Hamilton .410 (.40975) Philadelphia Phillies 12
George Van Haltren .409 (.40917) Baltimore Orioles 13
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Doyle .403 (.40308) Cleveland Spiders 14
New York Giants  
Chief Zimmer .402 (.40194) Cleveland Spiders 15
Mike Tiernan .400 (.40000) New York Giants 16
Cupid Childs .398 (.39785) Cleveland Spiders 17
Bill Joyce .398 (.39785) Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Denny Lyons .396 (.39589) New York Giants 19
Jake Virtue .391 (.39138) Cleveland Spiders 20
Henry Larkin .390 (.39009) Washington Senators 21
Jim O'Rourke .388 (.38839) New York Giants 22
Elmer Smith .384 (.38356) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Pete Browning .383 (.38281) Louisville Colonels 24
Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Griffin .383 (.38274) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 25



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?

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).

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.