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Enos Slaughter

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Full name Enos Bradsher Slaughter
Born April 27, 1916, Roxboro, North Carolina
Died August 12, 2002, Durham, North Carolina
Buried at Allensville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roxboro, North Carolina
First Game: April 19, 1938; Final Game: September 29, 1959
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 9.5" Weight: 180
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1985
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1949)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1942 and 1946)
Ejections: 1951 (1), 1957 (1). Total: 2
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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1938 STL N Daily Splits 112 395 59 109 20 10 8 58 32 1 38 0 4 0 8 11 1 2 .276 .330 .438 -0.6 1938 STL N 1939 STL N Daily Splits 149 604 95 193 52 5 12 86 44 2 53 5 9 2 0 17 11 2 0 .320 .369 .482 2.2 1939 STL N 1940 STL N Daily Splits 140 516 96 158 25 13 17 73 50 2 35 2 1 0 9 4 8 3 .306 .370 .504 1.9 1940 STL N 1941 STL N Daily Splits 113 425 71 132 22 9 13 76 53 14 28 2 4 0 4 5 4 7 .311 .390 .496 0.3 1941 STL N 1942 STL N Daily Splits 152 591 100 188 31 17 13 98 88 7 30 6 2 0 7 6 9 6 .318 .412 .494 3.4 1942 STL N 1946 STL N Daily Splits 156 609 100 183 30 8 18 130 69 13 41 2 5 0 16 7 9 5 .300 .374 .465 2.2 1946 STL N 1947 STL N Daily Splits 147 551 100 162 31 13 10 86 59 10 27 4 5 0 7 10 4 6 .294 .366 .452 0.3 1947 STL N 1948 STL N Daily Splits 146 549 91 176 27 11 11 90 81 9 29 1 6 0 20 11 4 3 .321 .409 .470 1.9 1948 STL N 1949 STL N Daily Splits 151 568 92 191 34 13 13 96 79 6 37 1 6 0 14 7 3 8 .336 .418 .511 2.3 1949 STL N 1950 STL N Daily Splits 148 556 82 161 26 7 10 101 66 7 33 2 8 0 10 12 3 5 .290 .367 .415 -0.8 1950 STL N 1951 STL N Daily Splits 123 409 48 115 17 8 4 64 67 2 25 3 4 0 13 10 7 2 .281 .386 .391 0.4 1951 STL N 1952 STL N Daily Splits 140 510 73 153 17 12 11 101 70 9 25 1 6 0 9 11 6 1 .300 .386 .445 1.6 1952 STL N 1953 STL N Daily Splits 143 492 64 143 34 9 6 89 80 12 28 5 1 0 12 10 4 4 .291 .395 .433 0.2 1953 STL N 1954 NY A Daily Splits 69 125 19 31 4 2 1 19 28 4 8 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 .248 .386 .336 -0.4 1954 NY A 1955 NY A Daily Splits 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 -0.2 1955 NY A 1955 KC A Daily Splits 108 267 49 86 12 4 5 34 40 4 17 2 1 5 0 9 8 2 3 .322 .408 .453 1.1 1955 KC A 1955 TOT A 118 276 50 87 12 4 5 35 41 4 18 2 1 5 0 9 8 2 3 .315 .401 .442 0.9 1955 TOT A 1956 KC A Daily Splits 91 223 37 62 14 3 2 23 29 1 20 1 1 1 0 6 6 1 0 .278 .362 .395 -0.3 1956 KC A 1956 NY A Daily Splits 24 83 15 24 4 2 0 4 5 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 .289 .330 .386 -0.4 1956 NY A 1956 TOT A 115 306 52 86 18 5 2 27 34 1 26 1 2 1 0 9 6 2 1 .281 .354 .392 -0.7 1956 TOT A 1957 NY A Daily Splits 96 209 24 53 7 1 5 34 40 5 19 0 4 3 0 2 5 0 2 .254 .369 .368 0.0 1957 NY A 1958 NY A Daily Splits 77 138 21 42 4 1 4 19 21 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 .304 .396 .435 0.4 1958 NY A 1959 NY A Daily Splits 74 99 10 17 2 0 6 21 13 1 19 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .172 .265 .374 -0.5 1959 NY A 1959 MIL N Daily Splits 11 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 -0.2 1959 MIL N 1959 Total 85 117 10 20 2 0 6 22 16 1 22 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .171 .269 .342 -0.7 1959 Total Total NL (14 Years) 1831 6793 1071 2067 366 135 146 1149 841 94 432 34 61 2 0 146 115 64 52 .304 .384 .462 15.1 Total NL Total AL ( 6 Years) 549 1153 176 316 47 13 23 155 177 15 106 3 10 10 0 26 24 7 8 .274 .369 .397 -0.3 Total AL Total (19 Years) Splits 2380 7946 1247 2383 413 148 169 1304 1018 109 538 37 71 12 0 172 139 71 60 .300 .381 .453 14.8 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1942 STL N Daily Splits 5 19 3 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .364 .474 1942 STL N 1946 STL N Daily Splits 7 25 5 8 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 .433 .560 1946 STL N 1956 NY A Daily Splits 6 20 6 7 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .440 .500 1956 NY A 1957 NY A Daily Splits 5 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .400 .333 1957 NY A 1958 NY A Daily Splits 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1958 NY A Total ( 5 Years) Splits 27 79 17 23 3 1 3 8 15 4 8 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 .291 .406 .468 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1941 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1941 NL 1942 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1942 NL 1946 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 NL 1947 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1947 NL 1948 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1948 NL 1949 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1949 NL 1950 NL Daily Splits 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1950 NL 1951 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1951 NL 1952 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1952 NL 1953 NL Daily Splits 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .750 .667 1953 NL Total (10 Years) Splits 10 21 4 8 1 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .381 .480 .524 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1938 STL N Daily Splits OF 92 91 88 805 189 7 6 0 0 .970 1 20 71 1938 STL N RF 71 71 68 623.2 145 7 4 0 0 .974 1938 STL N CF 20 20 20 180.1 48 1 2 0 0 .961 1938 STL N LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1939 STL N Daily Splits OF 149 148 145 1317.2 348 18 12 5 0 .968 0 0 149 1939 STL N RF 149 148 145 1317.2 344 18 11 5 0 .971 1940 STL N Daily Splits OF 132 120 116 1105.1 267 8 3 5 0 .989 0 0 132 1940 STL N RF 132 120 116 1105.1 269 8 3 5 0 .989 1941 STL N Daily Splits OF 108 108 107 992.1 173 5 10 1 0 .947 0 0 108 1941 STL N RF 108 108 107 992.1 173 6 10 1 0 .947 1942 STL N Daily Splits OF 151 151 149 1354 287 15 4 2 0 .987 0 0 151 1942 STL N RF 151 151 149 1354 288 15 4 2 0 .987 1946 STL N Daily Splits OF 156 156 156 1398 284 23 6 6 0 .981 0 0 156 1946 STL N RF 156 156 156 1398 286 21 6 6 0 .981 1947 STL N Daily Splits OF 142 142 137 1248.2 306 15 6 5 0 .982 113 0 29 1947 STL N LF 113 113 108 996 242 12 6 4 0 .977 1947 STL N RF 29 29 29 252.2 58 4 0 1 0 1.000 1948 STL N Daily Splits OF 146 146 145 1281 330 9 10 1 0 .971 106 0 40 1948 STL N LF 106 106 105 931 256 6 8 1 0 .970 1948 STL N RF 40 40 40 350 74 4 2 0 0 .975 1949 STL N Daily Splits OF 150 150 139 1316.2 330 10 6 1 0 .983 150 0 0 1949 STL N LF 150 150 139 1316.2 326 10 6 1 0 .982 1950 STL N Daily Splits OF 145 145 141 1260.1 260 9 6 1 0 .978 17 0 128 1950 STL N RF 128 128 124 1102 208 6 5 1 0 .977 1950 STL N LF 17 17 17 158.1 39 4 1 0 0 .977 1951 STL N Daily Splits OF 106 106 102 935.1 198 10 1 3 0 .995 0 0 106 1951 STL N RF 106 106 102 935.1 199 10 1 3 0 .995 1952 STL N Daily Splits OF 137 134 132 1194.1 250 11 3 3 0 .989 0 0 137 1952 STL N RF 137 134 132 1194.1 256 13 3 3 0 .989 1953 STL N Daily Splits OF 137 131 123 1152 235 2 1 0 0 .996 0 0 137 1953 STL N RF 137 131 123 1152 234 4 1 0 0 .996 1954 NY A Daily Splits OF 30 22 15 225.1 37 0 1 0 0 .974 2 0 30 1954 NY A RF 30 22 15 222.1 39 0 1 0 0 .975 1954 NY A LF 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1955 KC A Daily Splits OF 77 56 47 537.2 126 5 2 2 0 .985 0 0 77 1955 KC A RF 77 56 47 537.2 126 3 2 2 0 .985 1956 KC A Daily Splits OF 56 47 39 430 105 1 2 0 0 .981 19 1 37 1956 KC A RF 37 32 27 286 66 1 2 0 0 .971 1956 KC A LF 19 15 12 143 40 0 0 0 0 1.000 1956 KC A CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1956 NY A Daily Splits OF 20 18 14 150.1 28 1 0 0 0 1.000 16 0 5 1956 NY A LF 16 14 12 119.1 22 0 0 0 0 1.000 1956 NY A RF 5 4 2 31 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1956 TOT A LF 35 29 24 262.1 62 0 0 0 0 1.000 1956 TOT A RF 42 36 29 317 70 2 2 0 0 .973 1956 TOT A OF 76 65 53 580.1 133 2 2 0 0 .985 35 1 42 1957 NY A Daily Splits OF 65 43 38 432.1 97 2 0 0 0 1.000 57 0 9 1957 NY A LF 57 41 36 396 87 2 0 0 0 1.000 1957 NY A RF 9 2 2 36.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1958 NY A Daily Splits OF 35 23 18 230.2 43 1 2 0 0 .957 16 0 20 1958 NY A RF 20 11 9 114.2 19 1 0 0 0 1.000 1958 NY A LF 16 12 9 116 26 0 2 0 0 .929 1959 NY A Daily Splits OF 26 13 8 135.2 27 0 1 0 0 .964 9 0 18 1959 NY A RF 18 10 5 97.1 15 0 1 0 0 .938 1959 NY A LF 9 3 3 38.1 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 MIL N Daily Splits OF 5 5 1 27 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1959 MIL N LF 5 5 1 27 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 Total LF 14 8 4 65.1 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 Total OF 31 18 9 162.2 32 0 1 0 0 .970 14 0 18 Total (19 Years) Splits OF 2065 1955 1860 17529.2 3925 152 82 35 0 .980 511 21 1540 Total (18 Years) RF 1540 1459 1398 13102.2 2812 122 56 29 0 .981 Total (10 Years) LF 511 476 442 4245.2 1057 34 23 6 0 .979 Total ( 2 Years) CF 21 20 20 181.1 48 1 2 0 0 .961 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1942 STL N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 45 9 1 1 0 0 .909 0 0 5 1942 STL N RF 5 5 5 45 9 1 1 0 0 .909 1946 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 60 20 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 7 1946 STL N RF 7 7 6 60 20 1 0 1 0 1.000 1956 NY A Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 52.2 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 0 1956 NY A LF 6 6 6 52.2 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 1957 NY A Daily Splits OF 5 4 4 35 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1957 NY A LF 5 4 4 35 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 23 22 21 192.2 44 3 1 1 0 .979 11 0 12 Total ( 2 Years) RF 12 12 11 105 29 2 1 1 0 .969 Total ( 2 Years) LF 11 10 10 87.2 15 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1941 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1941 NL RF 1 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1942 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1942 NL LF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1946 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1946 NL RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1947 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1947 NL LF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1948 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1948 NL RF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1950 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 1 1950 NL RF 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 1950 NL CF 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1952 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1952 NL RF 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 1953 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1953 NL RF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 8 Years) Splits OF 8 5 3 47.2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 6 Total ( 6 Years) RF 6 3 2 31.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 1 1 12 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 5- 9-1951 BOX STL N Bill Stewart Bench jockeying 6-13-1957 BOX NY A Larry Napp Fighting

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1935).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Yankees in exchange for Bill Virdon, Mel Wright and Emil Tellinger (April 11, 1954).

Traded by New York Yankees with Johnny Sain to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Sonny Dixon and cash (May 11, 1955).

Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Kansas City Athletics (August 25, 1956).

Claimed on waivers by Milwaukee Braves from New York Yankees (September 11, 1959).

Released by Milwaukee Braves (October 13, 1959).

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