Slugging Average : 1938 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1938 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Mize .614 (.61394) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Mel Ott .583 (.58254) New York Giants 2
Joe Medwick .536 (.53559) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Ival Goodman .533 (.53345) Cincinnati Reds 4
Ernie Lombardi .524 (.52352) Cincinnati Reds 5
Johnny Rizzo .514 (.51351) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Dolph Camilli .485 (.48527) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Wally Berger .478 (.47836) New York Giants 8
Cincinnati Reds  
Ernie Koy .468 (.46833) Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Arky Vaughan .444 (.44362) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Harry Danning .438 (.43750) New York Giants 11
Jo-Jo Moore .437 (.43676) New York Giants 12
Stan Hack .432 (.43186) Chicago Cubs 13
Gus Suhr .430 (.43019) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Frank McCormick .425 (.42500) Cincinnati Reds 15
Ripper Collins .424 (.42449) Chicago Cubs 16
Hersh Martin .421 (.42060) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Harry Craft .418 (.41830) Cincinnati Reds 18
Carl Reynolds .417 (.41650) Chicago Cubs 19
Cookie Lavagetto .405 (.40452) Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Billy Myers .403 (.40271) Cincinnati Reds 21
Lloyd Waner .401 (.40065) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Don Gutteridge .397 (.39674) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Goody Rosen .389 (.38901) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Frank Demaree .384 (.38445) Chicago Cubs 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?

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.

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).