Enos Slaughter
Enos Bradsher Slaughter (Country)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: April 27, 1916 in Roxboro, NC
High School: Roxboro (Roxboro, NC)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1935. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1938
Final Game: September 29, 1959
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1985.
Died: August 12, 2002 in Durham, NC
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1938 STL NL 22 OF 92 202 189 7 6 0 .970 2.13 .976 2.22 1-20-75
1939 STL NL 23 OF 149 378 348 18 12 5 .968 2.46 .975 2.17 0-0-149 MVP-19
1940 STL NL 24 OF 132 278 267 8 3 5 .989 2.08 .977 2.17 0-0-132
1941 STL NL 25 OF 108 188 173 5 10 1 .947 1.65 .976 2.15 0-0-108 AS,MVP-19
1942 STL NL 26 OF 151 306 287 15 4 2 .987 2.00 .981 2.15 0-0-151 AS,MVP-2
1946 STL NL 30 OF 156 313 284 23 6 6 .981 1.97 .977 2.16 0-0-156 AS,MVP-3
1947 STL NL 31 OF 142 327 306 15 6 5 .982 2.26 .977 2.19 110-0-32 AS,MVP-20
1948 STL NL 32 OF 146 349 330 9 10 1 .971 2.32 .978 2.20 107-0-39 AS,MVP-7
1949 STL NL 33 OF 150 346 330 10 6 1 .983 2.27 .977 2.25 150-0-0 AS,MVP-3
1950 STL NL 34 OF 145 275 260 9 6 1 .978 1.86 .978 2.14 20-0-125 AS
1951 STL NL 35 OF 106 209 198 10 1 3 .995 1.96 .981 2.23 0-0-106 AS
1952 STL NL 36 OF 137 264 250 11 3 3 .989 1.91 .981 2.10 0-0-137 AS,MVP-6
1953 STL NL 37 OF 137 238 235 2 1 0 .996 1.73 .980 2.11 0-0-137 AS
1954 NYY AL 38 OF 30 22 225.1 38 37 0 1 0 .974 -4.7 -25.0 -3.7 0.0 -3.7 -1 1.48 1.23 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 NYY AL 38 RF 30 22 222.1 40 39 0 1 0 .975 -4.8 -25.9 -3.8 -0.1 -3.7 -1 1.58 1.30 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 NYY AL 38 LF 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 2.40 1.95
1955 KCA AL 39 OF 77 56 537.2 133 126 5 2 2 .985 0.6 1.3 0.6 3.4 -2.8 0 2.19 1.70 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 KCA AL 39 RF 77 56 537.2 131 126 3 2 2 .985 0.6 1.3 0.6 3.4 -2.8 0 2.16 1.68 .981 2.05 1.73
1956 TOT AL 40 OF 76 65 580.1 137 133 2 2 0 .985 0.1 0.2 2.1 1.5 0.6 -2 2.09 1.78 .979 2.34 2.04
1956 TOT AL 40 RF 42 36 317.0 74 70 2 2 0 .973 -0.5 -1.9 0.5 -1.4 1.9 -1 2.04 1.71 .973 2.09 1.80
1956 TOT AL 40 LF 35 29 262.1 62 62 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 2.7 1.6 2.9 -1.3 -1 2.13 1.77 .977 2.10 1.69
1956 KCA AL 40 OF 56 47 430.0 108 105 1 2 0 .981 2.9 8.1 3.9 2.7 1.2 -1 2.22 1.89 .979 2.34 2.04
1956 KCA AL 40 RF 37 32 286.0 69 66 1 2 0 .971 1.8 7.6 1.8 -0.1 1.9 0 2.11 1.81 .972 2.09 1.80
1956 KCA AL 40 LF 19 15 143.0 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 9.2 2.1 2.8 -0.7 -1 2.52 2.11 .978 2.10 1.69
1956 KCA AL 40 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1956 NYY AL 40 OF 20 18 150.1 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 -2.8 -22.4 -1.8 -1.2 -0.6 -1 1.74 1.45 .979 2.34 2.04
1956 NYY AL 40 LF 16 14 119.1 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -5.0 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 0 1.66 1.38 .977 2.10 1.69
1956 NYY AL 40 RF 5 4 31.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -89.0 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 -1 1.45 1.00 .980 2.09 1.80
1957 NYY AL 41 OF 64 43 432.1 99 97 2 0 0 1.000 5.7 15.8 4.7 2.7 2.0 1 2.06 1.55 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 NYY AL 41 LF 57 41 396.0 89 87 2 0 0 1.000 4.2 12.7 4.2 2.4 1.8 0 2.02 1.56 .980 2.10 1.70
1957 NYY AL 41 RF 9 2 36.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 49.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 1 2.23 1.00 .978 1.93 1.68
1958 NYY AL 42 OF 35 23 230.2 46 43 1 2 0 .957 -1.7 -8.8 0.3 0.9 -0.4 -2 1.72 1.26 .983 2.27 1.94
1958 NYY AL 42 RF 20 11 114.2 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -15.7 -0.5 -1.0 0.6 -1 1.57 1.00 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 NYY AL 42 LF 16 12 116.0 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -0.2 -2.1 0.8 1.9 -1.0 -1 2.02 1.63 .979 2.09 1.62
1959 TOT MLB 43 OF 31 18 162.2 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -3.8 -28.0 -1.8 -1.9 0.0 -2 1.77 1.03 .979 2.22 1.95
1959 TOT MLB 43 LF 14 8 65.1 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -25.7 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 -1 2.34 1.21 .982 2.05 1.65
1959 NYY AL 43 OF 26 13 135.2 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -2.4 -21.2 -1.4 -1.5 0.0 -1 1.79 1.04 .979 2.22 1.96
1959 NYY AL 43 RF 18 10 97.1 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -2.4 -29.6 -1.4 -1.3 -0.2 -1 1.39 0.83 .975 1.89 1.64
1959 NYY AL 43 LF 9 3 38.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 2.82 1.33 .983 2.07 1.68
1959 MLN NL 43 LF 5 5 27.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -62.2 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 -1 1.67 1.00 .980 2.03 1.60
1959 MLN NL 43 OF 5 5 27.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -62.2 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 -1 1.67 1.00 .980 2.20 1.90
19 Seasons OF 2064 227 2169.0 4159 3925 152 82 35 .980 -3.8 -2.1 2.2 6.6 -4.3 -6 16.92 1.98 .978 2.32 2.15 512-21-1543
6 Seasons (incomplete) RF 196 137 1325.1 290 278 6 6 2 .979 -7.1 -6.4 -4.1 -0.1 -4.0 -3 1.93 1.45 .978 2.04 1.74
5 Seasons (incomplete) LF 124 90 842.2 197 193 2 2 0 .990 3.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 -0.3 -3 2.08 1.57 .979 2.10 1.68
1 Season (incomplete) CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
19 Seasons TOT 2064 227 2169.0 4159 3925 152 82 35 .980 -3.8 -2.1 2.2 6.6 -4.3 -6 16.92 1.98 .958 2.32 2.15 512-21-1543
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1938 STL NL 22 112 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 75 92
1939 STL NL 23 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 149
1940 STL NL 24 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 132
1941 STL NL 25 113 113 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 108
1942 STL NL 26 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 151
1946 STL NL 30 156 156 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 156
1947 STL NL 31 147 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 32 142
1948 STL NL 32 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 39 146
1949 STL NL 33 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 150
1950 STL NL 34 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 125 145
1951 STL NL 35 123 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 106
1952 STL NL 36 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 137
1953 STL NL 37 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 137
1954 NYY AL 38 69 22 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 30 43 2
1955 KCA AL 39 108 56 108 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 77 49 0
1955 NYY AL 39 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1956 KCA AL 40 91 47 91 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 37 56 41 0
1956 NYY AL 40 24 18 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 20 6 0
1957 NYY AL 41 96 43 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 9 64 46 0
1958 NYY AL 42 77 23 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 20 35 52 0
1959 NYY AL 43 74 13 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 18 26 52 1
1959 MLN NL 43 11 5 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 0
19 Seasons 2380 227 2380 2380 0 0 0 0 0 0 513 21 1542 2064 305 3
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 NYY AL 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 7 0 35 16 45.7% 19 0 0.0% 0 972 69% 79% 27% 86 45%
1955 KCA AL 39 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 23 12 0 13 3 0 5 3 0 8 2 0 11 9 1 60 29 48.3% 30 1 1.7% 2 2450 60% 81% 29% 202 63%
1956 KCA AL 40 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 6 0 6 2 1 4 2 0 5 1 0 4 3 0 31 14 45.2% 16 1 3.2% 0 1301 65% 78% 25% 113 59%
1956 NYY AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 144 69% 74% 18% 13 38%
1957 NYY AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 172 65% 79% 23% 16 56%
1958 NYY AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 3 30.0% 7 0 0.0% 1 506 64% 74% 24% 38 53%
1959 NYY AL 43 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 13 6 46.2% 7 0 0.0% 0 417 69% 81% 27% 32 47%
6 Seasons 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 3 1 0 62 31 0 31 5 1 15 9 0 20 3 0 27 23 1 155 71 45.8% 82 2 1.3% 4 5962 64% 79% 27% 500 56%
MLB Averages 43.3% 3.2% 62% 79% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 NYY AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 73% 91% 45% 2 50%
1956 KCA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 5 55.6% 4 0 0.0% 0 649 65% 81% 26% 72 56%
1956 NYY AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 12 10 83.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 497 63% 79% 28% 51 43%
1957 NYY AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 14 9 0 12 2 0 8 7 1 2 1 0 6 6 0 42 25 59.5% 16 1 2.4% 1 1678 67% 76% 28% 174 51%
1958 NYY AL 42 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 35.7% 9 0 0.0% 0 491 70% 76% 27% 53 49%
1959 NYY AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 187 58% 81% 27% 22 55%
1959 MLN NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 124 60% 73% 24% 12 42%
5 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 29 23 0 26 4 0 15 12 1 5 1 0 10 9 0 85 49 57.6% 35 1 1.2% 1 3637 66% 78% 27% 386 51%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.4% 62% 79% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 KCA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 100% 50% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 100% 50% 0
MLB Averages 43.5% 2.2% 62% 79% 29% 58%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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