Slugging Average : 1905 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1905 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cy Seymour .559 (.55938) Cincinnati Reds 1
Honus Wagner .505 (.50547) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Mike Donlin .495 (.49505) New York Giants 3
John Titus .436 (.43613) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Dan McGann .434 (.43381) New York Giants 5
Frank Chance .434 (.43367) Chicago Cubs 6
Homer Smoot .433 (.43258) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Sherry Magee .420 (.41957) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Sam Mertes .417 (.41742) New York Giants 9
Harry Lumley .412 (.41188) Brooklyn Superbas 10
Fred Clarke .402 (.40190) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Jimmy Sheckard .398 (.39792) Brooklyn Superbas 12
George Browne .397 (.39739) New York Giants 13
Ed Abbaticchio .374 (.37377) Boston Beaneaters 14
Shad Barry .371 (.37124) Chicago Cubs 15
Cincinnati Reds  
Del Howard .370 (.37011) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Jake Beckley .370 (.36965) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Doc Gessler .369 (.36891) Brooklyn Superbas 18
Wildfire Schulte .367 (.36714) Chicago Cubs 19
Dave Brain .366 (.36559) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mickey Doolan .360 (.35976) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Fred Odwell .359 (.35897) Cincinnati Reds 22
Roy Thomas .358 (.35765) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Emil Batch .352 (.35211) Brooklyn Superbas 24
Billy Maloney .351 (.35125) Chicago Cubs 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.

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).