Slugging Average : 1958 National League Top 25

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1958 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ernie Banks .614 (.61426) Chicago Cubs 1
Willie Mays .583 (.58333) San Francisco Giants 2
Hank Aaron .546 (.54576) Milwaukee Braves 3
Frank Thomas .528 (.52847) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Stan Musial .528 (.52754) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Harry Anderson .524 (.52427) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Orlando Cepeda .512 (.51244) San Francisco Giants 7
Frank Robinson .504 (.50361) Cincinnati Redlegs 8
Ken Boyer .496 (.49649) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Walt Moryn .494 (.49414) Chicago Cubs 10
Lee Walls .493 (.49318) Chicago Cubs 11
Bob Skinner .491 (.49149) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Dale Long .467 (.46667) Chicago Cubs 13
Bobby Thomson .466 (.46618) Chicago Cubs 14
Eddie Mathews .458 (.45788) Milwaukee Braves 15
Del Crandall .457 (.45667) Milwaukee Braves 16
Richie Ashburn .441 (.44065) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Bill Mazeroski .439 (.43915) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Charlie Neal .438 (.43763) Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Gil Hodges .434 (.43368) Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Gene Green .423 (.42308) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Don Zimmer .415 (.41538) Los Angeles Dodgers 22
Roberto Clemente .408 (.40848) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Dick Groat .408 (.40753) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Daryl Spencer .406 (.40631) San Francisco Giants 25



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

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