Slugging Average : 1985 National League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1985 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pedro Guerrero .577 (.57700) Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Dave Parker .551 (.55118) Cincinnati Reds 2
Dale Murphy .539 (.53896) Atlanta Braves 3
Mike Schmidt .532 (.53188) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Mike Marshall .515 (.51544) Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Ryne Sandberg .504 (.50411) Chicago Cubs 6
Willie McGee .503 (.50327) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Jack Clark .502 (.50226) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Bob Horner .499 (.49896) Atlanta Braves 9
Gary Carter .488 (.48829) New York Mets 10
Tim Raines .475 (.47478) Montreal Expos 11
Leon Durham .465 (.46494) Chicago Cubs 12
George Foster .460 (.46018) New York Mets 13
Tim Wallach .450 (.44991) Montreal Expos 14
Andre Dawson .444 (.44423) Montreal Expos 15
Keith Moreland .440 (.43952) Chicago Cubs 16
Greg Brock .438 (.43836) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Juan Samuel .436 (.43590) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Bill Doran .434 (.43426) Houston Astros 19
Carmelo Martinez .434 (.43385) San Diego Padres 20
Keith Hernandez .430 (.43002) New York Mets 21
Steve Garvey .430 (.42966) San Diego Padres 22
Kevin Bass .427 (.42672) Houston Astros 23
Jose Cruz .426 (.42647) Houston Astros 24
Glenn Wilson .424 (.42434) Philadelphia Phillies 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?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.