Slugging Average : 1914 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1914 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sherry Magee .509 (.50919) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Gavvy Cravath .499 (.49900) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Zack Wheat .452 (.45216) Brooklyn Robins 3
Beals Becker .446 (.44553) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jake Daubert .432 (.43249) Brooklyn Robins 5
Casey Stengel .425 (.42476) Brooklyn Robins 6
Heinie Zimmerman .424 (.42376) Chicago Cubs 7
George Burns .417 (.41711) New York Giants 8
Vic Saier .415 (.41527) Chicago Cubs 9
Red Smith .395 (.39479) Brooklyn Robins 10
Boston Braves  
Chief Wilson .393 (.39310) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Dots Miller .393 (.39267) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Jack Dalton .391 (.39140) Brooklyn Robins 13
Fred Luderus .388 (.38826) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Art Fletcher .379 (.37938) New York Giants 15
Fred Merkle .375 (.37500) New York Giants 16
Tommy Leach .373 (.37262) Chicago Cubs 17
Dode Paskert .366 (.36585) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Bob Bescher .365 (.36523) New York Giants 19
Heinie Groh .358 (.35824) Cincinnati Reds 20
Butch Schmidt .356 (.35568) Boston Braves 21
Lee Magee .354 (.35350) St. Louis Cardinals 22
Larry Doyle .353 (.35250) New York Giants 23
Wildfire Schulte .351 (.35054) Chicago Cubs 24
Hans Lobert .349 (.34851) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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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).

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