Slugging Average : 1950 National League Top 25

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1950 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial .596 (.59640) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Andy Pafko .591 (.59144) Chicago Cubs 2
Ralph Kiner .590 (.59049) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Sid Gordon .557 (.55717) Boston Braves 4
Duke Snider .553 (.55323) Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Roy Campanella .551 (.55149) Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Del Ennis .551 (.55126) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Hank Sauer .519 (.51852) Chicago Cubs 8
Ted Kluszewski .515 (.51487) Cincinnati Reds 9
Bob Elliott .512 (.51224) Boston Braves 10
Gil Hodges .508 (.50802) Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Jackie Robinson .500 (.50000) Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Wally Westlake .493 (.49266) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Earl Torgeson .472 (.47222) Boston Braves 14
Hank Thompson .463 (.46289) New York Giants 15
Carl Furillo .460 (.45968) Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Willie Jones .456 (.45574) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Bobby Thomson .449 (.44938) New York Giants 18
Tommy Glaviano .446 (.44634) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Dick Sisler .442 (.44168) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Sam Jethroe .442 (.44158) Boston Braves 21
Al Dark .440 (.43952) New York Giants 22
Wes Westrum .437 (.43707) New York Giants 23
Bill Serena .421 (.42069) Chicago Cubs 24
Johnny Wyrostek .418 (.41847) Cincinnati Reds 25



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.

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?