Enos Slaughter
[edit] Biography
Enos Slaughter (Enos Bradsher Slaughter) was born on April 27, 1916 in Roxboro, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1938 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1938, his rookie year, he hit .276 with 8 home runs and 58 RBI. Slaughter played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Enos Slaughter's best season was 1946, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 130 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1938
| STL
| N
| 112
| 395
| 59
| 109
| 8
| 58
| .276
| .330
| .438
| 20
| 10
| 32
| 38
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1939
| STL
| N
| 149
| 604
| 95
| 193
| 12
| 86
| .320
| .371
| .482
| 52
| 5
| 44
| 53
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| 140
| 516
| 96
| 158
| 17
| 73
| .306
| .370
| .504
| 25
| 13
| 50
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 4
|
| 1941
| STL
| N
| 113
| 425
| 71
| 132
| 13
| 76
| .311
| .390
| .496
| 22
| 9
| 53
| 28
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| 152
| 591
| 100
| 188
| 13
| 98
| .318
| .412
| .494
| 31
| 17
| 88
| 30
| 6
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 6
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 156
| 609
| 100
| 183
| 18
| 130
| .300
| .374
| .465
| 30
| 8
| 69
| 41
| 2
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 147
| 551
| 100
| 162
| 10
| 86
| .294
| .366
| .452
| 31
| 13
| 59
| 27
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 146
| 549
| 91
| 176
| 11
| 90
| .321
| .409
| .470
| 27
| 11
| 81
| 29
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 11
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 151
| 568
| 92
| 191
| 13
| 96
| .336
| .418
| .511
| 34
| 13
| 79
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 148
| 556
| 82
| 161
| 10
| 101
| .290
| .367
| .415
| 26
| 7
| 66
| 33
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| 123
| 409
| 48
| 115
| 4
| 64
| .281
| .386
| .391
| 17
| 8
| 67
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 10
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 140
| 510
| 73
| 153
| 11
| 101
| .300
| .386
| .445
| 17
| 12
| 70
| 25
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 11
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 143
| 492
| 64
| 143
| 6
| 89
| .291
| .395
| .433
| 34
| 9
| 80
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 69
| 125
| 19
| 31
| 1
| 19
| .248
| .386
| .336
| 4
| 2
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 108
| 267
| 49
| 86
| 5
| 34
| .322
| .408
| .453
| 12
| 4
| 40
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 118
| 276
| 50
| 87
| 5
| 35
| .315
| .401
| .442
| 12
| 4
| 41
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 24
| 83
| 15
| 24
| 0
| 4
| .289
| .330
| .386
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 91
| 223
| 37
| 62
| 2
| 23
| .278
| .362
| .395
| 14
| 3
| 29
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 115
| 306
| 52
| 86
| 2
| 27
| .281
| .354
| .392
| 18
| 5
| 34
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| 96
| 209
| 24
| 53
| 5
| 34
| .254
| .369
| .368
| 7
| 1
| 40
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 77
| 138
| 21
| 42
| 4
| 19
| .304
| .396
| .435
| 4
| 1
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| 74
| 99
| 10
| 17
| 6
| 21
| .172
| .265
| .374
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 85
| 117
| 10
| 20
| 6
| 22
| .171
| .269
| .342
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1831
| 6793
| 1071
| 2067
| 146
| 1149
| .304
| .384
| .462
| 366
| 135
| 841
| 432
| 34
| 63
| 64
| 0
| 115
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 549
| 1153
| 176
| 316
| 23
| 155
| .274
| .369
| .397
| 47
| 13
| 177
| 106
| 3
| 10
| 7
| 11
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 2380
| 7946
| 1247
| 2383
| 169
| 1304
| .300
| .382
| .453
| 413
| 148
| 1018
| 538
| 37
| 73
| 71
| 11
| 139
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1938
| STL
| N
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 189
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1939
| STL
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 348
| 18
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1941
| STL
| N
| OF
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 173
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| OF
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 287
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| OF
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 284
| 23
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 306
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| OF
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 330
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| OF
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 330
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 260
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| OF
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 250
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 235
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| OF
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| OF
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 133
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| LF
| 57
| 41
| 396
| 87
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| RF
| 9
| 2
| 36.1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| OF
| 65
| 43
| 432.1
| 97
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| RF
| 20
| 11
| 114.2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| LF
| 16
| 12
| 116
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| OF
| 35
| 23
| 230.2
| 43
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| RF
| 18
| 10
| 97.1
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| LF
| 9
| 3
| 38.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| OF
| 26
| 13
| 135.2
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| OF
| 31
| 18
| 162.2
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| LF
| 14
| 8
| 65.1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 47
| 23
| 248.1
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 87
| 61
| 577.1
| 130
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2065
| 84
| 825.2
| 3925
| 152
| 82
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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