what hitter had the best slugging percentage in the 1961 season

Mickey Mantle had the highest slugging percentage in a season in 1961, with a slugging percentage of .687.

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	NAME	SLG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.687	1961	NYY	153	514	131	163	16	6	54	128	126	0	112	12	1	646	353	76	1	5	9	2	.317	.448	1.135	156	79.6	.478	197	78.8
2	Norm Cash N. Cash	.662	1961	DET	159	535	119	193	22	8	41	132	124	9	85	11	5	672	354	71	2	2	19	16	.361	.487	1.148	168	88.3	.488	194	79.5
3	Jim Gentile J. Gentile	.646	1961	BAL	148	486	96	147	25	2	46	141	96	11	106	1	1	601	314	73	0	8	5	12	.302	.423	1.069	133	62.4	.453	180	60.9
4	Roger Maris R. Maris	.620	1961	NYY	161	590	132	159	16	4	61	141	94	7	67	0	0	698	366	81	0	7	0	16	.269	.372	.993	138	55.9	.424	162	55.1
5	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	.611	1961	CIN	153	545	117	176	32	7	37	124	71	10	64	22	3	636	333	76	0	10	23	15	.323	.404	1.015	127	51.8	.425	156	45.1
6	Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda	.609	1961	SFG	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	39	9	91	12	8	636	356	78	0	3	11	21	.311	.362	.970	121	45.5	.413	153	42.5
7	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	.606	1961	MIN	150	541	94	156	20	7	46	122	107	3	109	1	2	656	328	73	0	5	6	11	.288	.405	1.012	135	57.2	.433	161	50.2
8	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.594	1961	MIL	155	603	115	197	39	10	34	120	56	2	64	21	9	671	358	83	1	9	20	16	.327	.381	.974	126	46.4	.410	153	44.8
9	Willie Mays W. Mays	.584	1961	SFG	154	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	81	2	77	18	9	659	334	75	0	4	15	14	.308	.393	.977	127	49	.417	155	45.9
10	Dick Stuart D. Stuart	.581	1961	PIT	138	532	83	160	28	8	35	117	34	4	121	0	3	576	309	71	1	5	1	22	.301	.344	.925	102	34	.397	140	29.2
11	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	.580	1961	DET	163	583	129	169	30	2	45	140	113	2	75	1	2	708	338	77	2	8	2	14	.290	.402	.982	140	56.7	.424	153	47.5
12	George Altman G. Altman	.560	1961	CHC	138	518	77	157	28	12	27	96	40	4	92	6	2	573	290	67	4	7	3	4	.303	.353	.913	99	31.2	.392	135	25.1
13	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.559	1961	PIT	146	572	100	201	30	10	23	89	35	3	59	4	1	614	320	63	1	3	10	18	.351	.390	.949	115	42.2	.409	148	37.1
14	Roy Sievers R. Sievers	.537	1961	CWS	141	492	76	145	26	6	27	92	61	6	62	1	0	563	264	59	0	4	4	11	.295	.377	.913	99	32.7	.396	141	29.4
15	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	.535	1961	MIL	152	572	103	175	23	6	32	91	93	2	95	12	7	672	306	61	1	4	3	10	.306	.402	.937	126	46.4	.410	153	44.8
16	Ken Boyer K. Boyer	.533	1961	STL	153	589	109	194	26	11	24	95	68	1	91	6	3	663	314	61	0	5	9	11	.329	.397	.930	120	42.1	.403	137	31.2
17	Leon Wagner L. Wagner	.517	1961	LAA	133	453	74	127	19	2	28	79	48	3	65	5	1	511	234	49	0	7	2	5	.280	.348	.865	81	21	.375	119	12
18	Al Kaline A. Kaline	.515	1961	DET	153	586	116	190	41	7	19	82	66	4	42	14	1	665	302	67	4	5	2	16	.324	.393	.909	118	39.9	.399	137	31.2
19	Joe Adcock J. Adcock	.507	1961	MIL	152	562	77	160	20	0	35	108	59	2	94	2	1	629	285	55	4	2	4	22	.285	.354	.861	101	26.4	.376	131	24.9
20	Ernie Banks E. Banks	.507	1961	CHC	138	511	75	142	22	4	29	80	54	2	75	1	2	573	259	55	0	6	21	11	.278	.346	.852	84	16.3	.359	114	10.2
21	Al Smith A. Smith	.506	1961	CWS	147	532	88	148	29	4	28	93	56	5	67	4	4	602	269	61	2	7	2	17	.278	.348	.854	94	23.1	.372	126	19.5
22	Wally Moon W. Moon	.505	1961	LAD	134	463	79	152	25	3	17	88	89	1	79	7	5	561	234	45	4	4	9	9	.328	.434	.940	106	40.1	.413	145	32.2
23	Vada Pinson V. Pinson	.504	1961	CIN	154	607	101	208	34	8	16	87	39	1	63	23	10	659	306	58	4	8	1	9	.343	.379	.883	111	33.2	.387	131	26.2
24	Gordy Coleman G. Coleman	.504	1961	CIN	150	520	63	149	27	4	26	87	45	2	67	1	3	578	262	57	4	7	11	9	.287	.341	.845	86	17.6	.362	116	11.5
25	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	.497	1961	TOT	139	473	65	133	15	3	27	73	31	6	78	2	4	516	235	45	2	4	7	19	.281	.331	.828	75	13.8	.357	119	12.2

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