Don Slaught
[edit] Biography
Don Slaught (Donald Martin Slaught) was born on September 11, 1958 in Long Beach, California. He made his Major League debut on July 6, 1982 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .312 with 0 home runs and 28 RBI. Slaught played for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, California Angels and San Diego Padres over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Don Slaught's best season was 1993, when he hit for a .300 average and knocked in 55 runs.
A veteran of 16 seasons at the major league level as a catcher, he was named the Tigers hitting coach on October 11, 2005, his first professional coaching position...Most recently served as President of RightView Pro, a baseball and softball training software company...Played on four division-winning clubs during his major league career: Kansas City Royals in 1984 and Pittsburgh Pirates for three straight seasons 1990-92...Graduated from Rolling Hills High School in California in 1976, where he played baseball and football...Earned a degree in economics from UCLA...was the captain of the Bruins baseball team and earned All- Pacific-10 honors as a junior and senior...was an Academic All-American in 1979 and Second-Team Sporting News All-American in 1980.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 43
| 115
| 14
| 32
| 3
| 8
| .278
| .331
| .409
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 83
| 276
| 21
| 86
| 0
| 28
| .312
| .336
| .388
| 13
| 4
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 124
| 409
| 48
| 108
| 4
| 42
| .264
| .297
| .379
| 27
| 4
| 20
| 55
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 8
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 102
| 343
| 34
| 96
| 8
| 35
| .280
| .331
| .423
| 17
| 4
| 20
| 41
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 8
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 95
| 314
| 39
| 83
| 13
| 46
| .264
| .308
| .449
| 17
| 1
| 16
| 59
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 95
| 237
| 25
| 53
| 8
| 16
| .224
| .298
| .405
| 15
| 2
| 24
| 51
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 97
| 322
| 33
| 91
| 9
| 43
| .283
| .334
| .450
| 25
| 1
| 24
| 54
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 10
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 117
| 350
| 34
| 88
| 5
| 38
| .251
| .315
| .371
| 21
| 3
| 30
| 57
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 9
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 84
| 230
| 27
| 69
| 4
| 29
| .300
| .375
| .457
| 18
| 3
| 27
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 77
| 220
| 19
| 65
| 1
| 29
| .295
| .363
| .395
| 17
| 1
| 21
| 32
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 87
| 255
| 26
| 88
| 4
| 37
| .345
| .384
| .482
| 17
| 3
| 17
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 6
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 116
| 377
| 34
| 113
| 10
| 55
| .300
| .356
| .440
| 19
| 2
| 29
| 56
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 13
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| 76
| 240
| 21
| 69
| 2
| 21
| .287
| .381
| .342
| 7
| 0
| 34
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 112
| 13
| 34
| 0
| 13
| .304
| .361
| .357
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 36
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .250
| .289
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| 62
| 207
| 23
| 67
| 6
| 32
| .324
| .366
| .454
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| 76
| 243
| 25
| 76
| 6
| 36
| .313
| .355
| .428
| 10
| 0
| 15
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 20
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 495
| 1454
| 142
| 438
| 21
| 184
| .301
| .367
| .415
| 84
| 9
| 142
| 181
| 18
| 21
| 5
| 14
| 38
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 832
| 2609
| 273
| 713
| 56
| 292
| .273
| .321
| .410
| 151
| 19
| 169
| 378
| 24
| 27
| 13
| 14
| 77
|
| Total
|
|
| 1327
| 4063
| 415
| 1151
| 77
| 476
| .283
| .338
| .412
| 235
| 28
| 311
| 559
| 42
| 48
| 18
| 28
| 115
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| KC
| A
| C
| 43
| 32
| 287.1
| 156
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 8
| 0
| .994
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| C
| 80
| 74
| 647
| 299
| 18
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 52
| 23
| 0
| .964
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| C
| 123
| 112
| 1009
| 547
| 44
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 65
| 38
| 0
| .982
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| C
| 102
| 99
| 833.2
| 550
| 33
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 61
| 27
| 0
| .990
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| C
| 91
| 85
| 720.1
| 533
| 40
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 13
| 88
| 27
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| C
| 85
| 55
| 554.1
| 429
| 39
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 20
| 67
| 23
| 0
| .985
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| C
| 94
| 87
| 766
| 496
| 24
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 61
| 17
| 0
| .979
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| C
| 105
| 93
| 827
| 493
| 44
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 52
| 33
| 0
| .991
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| C
| 78
| 61
| 561.2
| 345
| 36
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 58
| 26
| 1
| .979
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| C
| 69
| 53
| 509
| 338
| 31
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 42
| 27
| 0
| .987
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| C
| 79
| 65
| 598.2
| 365
| 35
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 45
| 25
| 0
| .988
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| C
| 105
| 99
| 874.2
| 539
| 51
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 86
| 30
| 1
| .993
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| C
| 74
| 72
| 626.1
| 425
| 36
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 52
| 18
| 1
| .994
|
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| C
| 33
| 30
| 263.2
| 220
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 33
| 6
| 0
| .996
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| C
| 12
| 11
| 92.2
| 70
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| .986
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| C
| 59
| 53
| 452.1
| 338
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 54
| 18
| 0
| .992
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| C
| 71
| 64
| 545
| 408
| 27
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 66
| 19
| 0
| .991
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| C
| 6
| 2
| 24.1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1238
| 1083
| 9648
| 6158
| 477
| 87
| 71
| 0
| 92
| 843
| 347
| 3
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1979).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980 - signed June 15, 1980).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Texas Rangers as part of 4-team trade in which Milwaukee Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to Kansas City Royals; Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Tim Leary to Milwaukee Brewers; Texas Rangers sent Danny Darwin to Milwaukee Brewers (January 18, 1985); and Texas Rangers sent Bill Nance to Milwaukee Brewers (January 30, 1985).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later (November 2, 1987); Texas Rangers received Brad Arnsberg (November 10, 1987).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jeff Robinson and Willie Smith (December 4, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 19, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1995).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 2, 1996).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to California Angels (February 29, 1996).
- Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a player to be named later (August 31, 1996); Anaheim Angels received Scott Vollmer (November 14, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 23, 1996).
- Released by San Diego Padres (May 27, 1997).
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