Slugging Average : 1954 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
 

1954 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays .667 (.66726) New York Giants 1
Duke Snider .647 (.64726) Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Ted Kluszewski .642 (.64223) Cincinnati Redlegs 3
Stan Musial .607 (.60745) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Eddie Mathews .603 (.60294) Milwaukee Braves 5
Gil Hodges .579 (.57858) Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Hank Sauer .563 (.56346) Chicago Cubs 7
Joe Adcock .520 (.52000) Milwaukee Braves 8
Frank Thomas .497 (.49740) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jim Greengrass .494 (.49446) Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Ralph Kiner .487 (.48654) Chicago Cubs 11
Hank Thompson .482 (.48214) New York Giants 12
Granny Hamner .466 (.46644) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Gus Bell .465 (.46527) Cincinnati Redlegs 14
Pee Wee Reese .455 (.45487) Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Rip Repulski .454 (.45396) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Randy Jackson .450 (.45041) Chicago Cubs 17
Hank Aaron .447 (.44658) Milwaukee Braves 18
Al Dark .446 (.44565) New York Giants 19
Don Mueller .444 (.44426) New York Giants 20
Del Ennis .444 (.44424) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Carl Furillo .444 (.44424) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Monte Irvin .438 (.43750) New York Giants 23
Wally Moon .435 (.43465) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Wally Post .435 (.43459) Cincinnati Redlegs 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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