Slugging Average : 1984 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1984 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dale Murphy .547 (.54695) Atlanta Braves 1
Mike Schmidt .536 (.53598) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Ryne Sandberg .520 (.52044) Chicago Cubs 3
Chili Davis .507 (.50701) San Francisco Giants 4
Leon Durham .505 (.50529) Chicago Cubs 5
Gary Carter .487 (.48658) Montreal Expos 6
Jeffrey Leonard .484 (.48444) San Francisco Giants 7
Darryl Strawberry .467 (.46743) New York Mets 8
Kevin McReynolds .465 (.46476) San Diego Padres 9
Bob Brenly .464 (.46443) San Francisco Giants 10
Lee Lacy .464 (.46414) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Pedro Guerrero .462 (.46168) Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Jose Cruz .462 (.46167) Houston Astros 13
Keith Hernandez .449 (.44909) New York Mets 14
Von Hayes .447 (.44742) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Tony Gwynn .444 (.44389) San Diego Padres 16
George Foster .443 (.44304) New York Mets 17
Juan Samuel .442 (.44223) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Ron Cey .442 (.44158) Chicago Cubs 19
Mike Marshall .438 (.43838) Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Tim Raines .437 (.43730) Montreal Expos 21
Terry Puhl .434 (.43430) Houston Astros 22
Johnny Ray .434 (.43423) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Ozzie Virgil .434 (.43421) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Gary Matthews .428 (.42770) Chicago Cubs 25



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

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?