Sunday, November 15, 2015

Enos Slaughter: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1985

Born: April 27, 1916
1935: Signed by St Louis Cardinals
1935-7: Minor Leagues
Debut: April 19, 1938 (Cards)
1942: Cards win World Series
1942-45: World War II Service
1946: Cards win World Series
1946: Slaughter's Mad Dash
1954: Traded to New York Yankees
1955: Traded to Kansas City Athletics
1956: Signed by Yankees
1956: Yankees win World Series
1957: Yanks win Pennant
1958: Yanks win World Series
1959: Signed by Milwaukee Braves
1959: Retired
1960-1: Player/Manager in Minor Leagues
1971-7: Duke Baseball Coach
1985: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Cmte)
1996: Cards retire #9
1999: Cards unveil statue
Died: 2002
2014: Elected to Cardinals Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
4x World Champion
10x All Star
Led league in Games (156): 1946
Led league in hit (188): 1942
Led league in doubles (52): 1939
Led league in triples: 2x
Led league in RBI (130): 1946
Led league in TB (292): 1942
100+ Runs: 3x
30+ Doubles: 6x
52 doubles (1939)
10+ Triples: 7x
17 triples (1942)
100+ RBI: 3x
.300+ Average: 8x
.400 OBP: 3x
.500 SLG: 2x
Postseason: .291, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .406 OBP, .875 OPS (5 World Series)

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