Slugging Average : 1987 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1987 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Clark .597 (.59666) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Eric Davis .593 (.59283) Cincinnati Reds 2
Darryl Strawberry .583 (.58271) New York Mets 3
Will Clark .580 (.58034) San Francisco Giants 4
Dale Murphy .580 (.57951) Atlanta Braves 5
Andre Dawson .568 (.56844) Chicago Cubs 6
Mike Schmidt .548 (.54789) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Pedro Guerrero .539 (.53945) Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Tim Raines .526 (.52642) Montreal Expos 9
Tim Wallach .514 (.51433) Montreal Expos 10
Tony Gwynn .511 (.51104) San Diego Padres 11
Andy Van Slyke .507 (.50709) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Howard Johnson .504 (.50361) New York Mets 13
Juan Samuel .502 (.50229) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Kevin McReynolds .495 (.49492) New York Mets 15
Barry Bonds .492 (.49183) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
John Kruk .488 (.48770) San Diego Padres 17
Bobby Bonilla .481 (.48069) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Kevin Mitchell .474 (.47414) San Diego Padres 19
San Francisco Giants  
Von Hayes .473 (.47302) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Dion James .472 (.47166) Atlanta Braves 21
Jeffrey Leonard .467 (.46720) San Francisco Giants 22
Benito Santiago .467 (.46703) San Diego Padres 23
Keith Moreland .465 (.46536) Chicago Cubs 24
John Shelby .464 (.46429) Los Angeles Dodgers 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.

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).