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Slim Love

Edward Haughton Love

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 1, 1890 in Love, MS (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1913
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Tigers/Senators 1913-1920

Final Game: April 18, 1920
Died: November 30, 1942 in Memphis, TN
Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, TN
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1913	22	SEL,ATA	D,A	13	14	.481		36						217.0	175	76			62							1.092	7.3		2.6			SEL,ATA · CSTL,SOUA
1913	22	WSH	AL	1	0	1.000	1.62	5	1	4	0	0	1	16.2	14	5	3	0	6	5	0	0	1	66	188	1.200	7.6	0.0	3.2	2.7	0.83

1914	23	LOS	AA	10	9	.526	2.39	37						188.2	158	74	50		81							1.267	7.5		3.9			LOS · PCL
1915	24	LOS	AA	23	15	.605	1.95	59						359.1	259	111	78		138							1.105	6.5		3.5			LOS · PCL
1916	25	NYY	AL	2	0	1.000	4.91	20	1	11	0	0	0	47.2	46	29	26	2	23	21	0	0	1	191	59	1.448	8.7	0.4	4.3	4.0	0.91
1917	26	NYY	AL	6	5	.545	2.35	33	9	18	2	0	1	130.1	115	50	34	0	57	82	1	0	1	516	114	1.320	7.9	0.0	3.9	5.7	1.44
1918	27	NYY	AL	13	12	.520	3.07	38	29	5	13	1	1	228.2	207	92	78	3	116	95	10	1	4	963	91	1.413	8.1	0.1	4.6	3.7	0.82
1919	28	DET	AL	6	4	.600	3.01	22	8	11	4	0	1	89.2	92	40	30	3	40	46	6	0	1	380	107	1.472	9.2	0.3	4.0	4.6	1.15
1920	29	SFR	AA	12	19	.387	2.67	44						290.1	269	116	86		112							1.312	8.3		3.5			SFR · PCL
1920	29	DET	AL	0	0		8.31	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	6	4	4	0	4	2	0	0	2	20	49	2.308	12.5	0.0	8.3	4.2	0.50
1921	30	VER	AA	5	14	.263	4.55	37						182.0	172	110	92		72							1.341	8.5		3.6			VER · PCL
1922	31	BMT,DAL,VER	A,AA	15	13	.536	4.00	39	4					225.0	258	138	100		94							1.564	10.3		3.8			BMT,DAL,VER · TL,PCL
1923	32	DAL	A	15	15	.500	3.52	45						238.0	215	120	93		92							1.290	8.1		3.5			DAL · TL
1924	33	DAL	A	15	12	.556	4.03	50						268.0	282	156	120		144							1.590	9.5		4.8			DAL · TL
1925	34	DAL	A	18	12	.600	3.41	46						232.0	219	103	88		78							1.280	8.5		3.0			DAL · TL
1926	35	DAL	A	21	10	.677	3.21	47						280.0	254	118	100		99							1.261	8.2		3.2			DAL · TL
1927	36	DAL	A	17	12	.586	3.82	38						217.0	231	109	92		67							1.373	9.6		2.8			DAL · TL
1928	37	BAL-min	A	4	7	.364	5.16	24						68.0	82	45	39		44							1.853	10.9		5.8			DAL,WFL,SAN · TL
1930	39	BTR	D	4	2	.667	3.43	9						63.0	60	29	24		18							1.238	8.6		2.6			BTR · CSTL
6 Yrs				28	21	.571	3.04	119	48	49	19	1	4	517.1	480	220	175	8	246	251	17	1	10	2136	94	1.403	8.4	0.1	4.3	4.4	1.02
162 Game Avg.				11	9	.571	3.04	48	20	20	8	0	2	211	195	90	71	3	100	102	7	0	4	870	94	1.403	8.4	0.1	4.3	4.4	1.02

NYY (3 yrs)				21	17	.553	3.05	91	39	34	15	1	2	406.2	368	171	138	5	196	198	11	1	6	1670	91	1.387	8.1	0.1	4.3	4.4	1.01
DET (2 yrs)				6	4	.600	3.26	23	8	11	4	0	1	94.0	98	44	34	3	44	48	6	0	3	400	100	1.511	9.4	0.3	4.2	4.6	1.09
WSH (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	1.62	5	1	4	0	0	1	16.2	14	5	3	0	6	5	0	0	1	66	188	1.200	7.6	0.0	3.2	2.7	0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1913	22	WSH	AL	16.2	5	1	5	2.70	3.94	0.36	0.00	101.0	3.62	2	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	3	.543	.501	$

1916	25	NYY	AL	47.2	20	1	29	5.48	3.68	0.15	0.00	102.0	3.60	-10	-1.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-6	.443	.493	$
1917	26	NYY	AL	130.1	33	9	50	3.45	3.69	-0.01	0.00	100.0	3.69	3	0.4	1.0	-0.1	1.5	15	.512	.502	$
1918	27	NYY	AL	228.2	38	29	92	3.62	3.64	0.14	0.00	101.2	3.54	-3	-0.4	1.0	-0.2	1.5	14	.491	.498	$
1919	28	DET	AL	89.2	22	8	40	4.01	4.07	-0.20	0.00	100.0	4.27	2	0.2	1.0	-0.1	0.9	11	.509	.501	$
1920	29	DET	AL	4.1	1	0	4	8.31	5.47	-0.17	0.00	102.0	5.75	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.387	.499	$
6 Seasons				517.1	119	48	220	3.83	3.75	0.05	0.00	100.8	3.73	-7	-0.8	1.0	-0.4	3.5	37	.493	.499	$

NYY (3 yrs)				406.2	91	39	171	3.78	3.66	0.09	0.00	100.9	3.60	-10	-1.1	1.0	-0.3	2.3	24	.488	.498	$
DET (2 yrs)				94.0	23	8	44	4.21	4.14	-0.20	0.00	100.1	4.34	0	0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.8	10	.503	.500	$
WSH (1 yr)				16.2	5	1	5	2.70	3.94	0.36	0.00	101.0	3.62	2	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	3	.543	.501	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1913	22	SEL,ATA	D,A	35	82	82		7									.085	.085								SEL,ATA · CSTL,SOUA
1913	22	WSH	AL	5	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600	73	2	0	0	/1

1914	23	LOS	AA	37	66	66		13	1	0	0						.197	.197	.212	.409		14				LOS · PCL
1915	24	LOS	AA	60	131	131		23	1	3	0						.176	.176	.229	.405		30				LOS · PCL
1916	25	NYY	AL	20	16	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	.000	.067	.000	.067	-80	0	0	1	1
1917	26	NYY	AL	33	39	36	2	6	0	0	0	1	0		1	6	.167	.189	.167	.356	9	6	0	2	1
1918	27	NYY	AL	38	79	74	7	17	3	2	0	4	0		3	20	.230	.260	.324	.584	75	24	0	1	1
1919	28	DET	AL	22	28	27	1	6	2	0	0	0	0		0	10	.222	.222	.296	.519	46	8	0	1	1
1920	29	SFR	AA	44	103	103		21	1	0	2						.204	.204	.272	.476		28				SFR · PCL
1920	29	DET	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	/1
1921	30	VER	AA	37	61	61		15	5	0	0						.246	.246	.328	.574		20				VER · PCL
1922	31	DAL,BMT,VER	A,AA	35	87	87		28	8	0	0						.322	.322	.414	.736		36				DAL,BMT,VER · TL,PCL
1923	32	DAL	A	45	89	89		19	2	0	2						.213	.213	.303	.517		27				DAL · TL
1924	33	DAL	A	52	105	105		21	3	1	3						.200	.200	.333	.533		35				DAL · TL
1925	34	DAL	A	49	102	102		38	7	0	3						.373	.373	.529	.902		54				DAL · TL
1926	35	DAL	A	49	103	103		24	8	0	0						.233	.233	.311	.544		32				DAL · TL
1927	36	DAL	A	48	99	99		23	3	0	2						.232	.232	.323	.556		32				DAL · TL
1928	37	BAL-min	A	24	24	24		5	0	0	0						.208	.208	.208	.417		5				WFL,SAN,DAL · TL
1930	39	BTR	D	13	27	27		5	1	0	2						.185	.185	.444	.630		12				BTR · CSTL
6 Yrs				119	168	156	11	30	6	2	0	7	0	0	5	45	.192	.217	.256	.474	41	40	0	5
162 Game Avg.				162	229	212	15	41	8	3	0	10	0		7	61	.192	.217	.256	.474	41	54	0	7

NYY (3 yrs)				91	134	124	10	23	3	2	0	6	0	0	5	33	.185	.217	.242	.459	38	30	0	4
DET (2 yrs)				23	29	27	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.222	.222	.296	.519	46	8	0	1
WSH (1 yr)				5	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600	73	2	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1913	22	WSH	AL	5	5	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.502	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1

1916	25	NYY	AL	20	16	-3	0	0	0	1	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.488	.498	-0.2	-0.0	-2	$	1
1917	26	NYY	AL	33	39	-4	0	0	0	3	-1	-0.1	1	0	-0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.0	0	$	1
1918	27	NYY	AL	38	79	-3	0	0	0	5	2	0.3	3	5	0.3	.507	.502	0.3	0.0	5	$	1
1919	28	DET	AL	22	28	-2	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$	1
1920	29	DET	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.510	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
6 Seasons				119	168	-12	0	0	0	12	-1	-0.1	6	5	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	5	$

NYY (3 yrs)				91	134	-10	0	0	0	9	-1	-0.1	4	4	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	-0.0	4	$
DET (2 yrs)				23	29	-2	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$
WSH (1 yr)				5	5	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.502	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1913	WSH	AL	22	P	5			16.2	3	0	1	2	0	.333	0.54	0.20	.937	3.02	2.98
1916	NYY	AL	25	P	20			47.2	15	0	14	1	0	.933	2.64	0.70	.945	2.95	2.96
1917	NYY	AL	26	P	33			130.1	33	3	27	3	1	.909	2.07	0.91	.947	3.04	3.05
1918	NYY	AL	27	P	38	29	13	228.2	50	7	39	4	4	.920	1.81	1.21	.952	2.82	2.84
1919	DET	AL	28	P	22	8	4	89.2	18	1	15	2	2	.889	1.61	0.73	.948	2.83	2.83
1920	DET	AL	29	P	1	0	0	4.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	2.08	1.00	.950	2.70	2.70
	6 Seasons			P	119	37	17	517.1	120	11	97	12	7	.900	1.88	0.91	.949	2.89	2.92
	6 Seasons			TOT	119	37	17	517.1	120	11	97	12	7	.900	1.88	0.91	.949	2.89	2.92

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1918 AL 3.739 (5th)	Games Played s c a p y 1918 AL 38 (8th)	Saves s c a p y 1919 AL 1 (10th)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1918 AL 95 (7th)
Games Started s c a p y 1918 AL 29 (9th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1918 AL 3 (7th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1918 AL 116 (1st)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1918 AL 78 (5th)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1918 AL 10 (3rd)	Games Finished s c a p y 1917 AL 18 (4th) 1919 AL 11 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink	Pitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 14 (550), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 18, 1918: Traded by the New York Yankees with Ray Caldwell, Frank Gilhooley, Roxy Walters and $15,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Dutch Leonard, Duffy Lewis and Ernie Shore.
January 17, 1919: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Eddie Ainsmith and Chick Shorten to the Detroit Tigers for Ossie Vitt.

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