Lou Sleater

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: September 8, 1926 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: March 25, 2013 in Timonium, MD

Buried: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, MD

High School: Mount St. Joseph HS (Baltimore, MD)

Schools: Towson University (Towson, MD), University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Last Game: September 28, 1958 (Age 32-020d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Louis Mortimer Sleater

Pronunciation: \SLAY-ter\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

4.70

131

300.2

152

WHIP

1.590

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1946	19	-6.5	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	0	0				1
1947	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B	CHC	0	0				11						3.0
1947	20	-3.3	Davenport	IIIL	B	CHC						10
1947	20	-4.9	Raleigh	CARL	C		0	0				1						3.0
1948	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C	NYG	15	11	.577	3.48	4.70	28			23	2		220.0	196	115	85		133		205	5	0	10		1.495	8.0		5.4	8.4	1.54
1948	21	-2.6	Ogdensburg	BORD	C	NYG	12	8	.600	3.37	4.63	22			18	2		171.0	157	88	64		105		164	3	0	9		1.532	8.3		5.5	8.6	1.56
1948	21	-1.1	Sioux Falls	NORL	C	CHC	3	3	.500	3.86	4.96	6			5	0		49.0	39	27	21		28		41	2	0	1		1.367	7.2		5.1	7.5	1.46
1949	22	-2.7	Jacksonville	SALL	A	NYG	14	13	.519	2.77	3.65	36			18	4		237.0	205	96	73		106		146	3	1	3		1.312	7.8		4.0	5.5	1.38
1950	23	-2.7	San Antonio	TL	AA	SLB	12	5	.706	2.82	3.06	29	16					147.0	129	50	46		104							1.585	7.9		6.4
1950	23	-5.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1951	24	-2.6	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	4	2	.667	4.50	5.00	7	7		5	1		54.0	50	30	27		27		28	1	1	1		1.426	8.3		4.5	4.7	1.04
1951	24	-5.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	9	.100	5.11	5.89	20	8	9	4	0	0	81.0	88	53	46	7	53	1	33	5	0	1	384	1.741	9.8	0.8	5.9	3.7	0.62
1952	25		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-WSH	4	3	.571	4.11	5.07	18	11	1	3	1	0	65.2	65	37	30	5	35	1	23	2	1	1	288	1.523	8.9	0.7	4.8	3.2	0.66
1952	25	-5.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	1	.000	7.27	8.31	4	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	9	8	7	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	40	1.615	9.3	1.0	5.2	1.0	0.20
1952	25	-5.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	4	2	.667	3.63	4.58	14	9	1	3	1	0	57.0	56	29	23	4	30	1	22	2	0	1	248	1.509	8.8	0.6	4.7	3.5	0.73
1953	26	-1.3	Toronto	IL	AAA		7	11	.389	4.01	4.86	25	20		7	0		137.0	138	74	61	13	65		64	3	0	7		1.482	9.1	0.9	4.3	4.2	0.98
1954	27		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CHW-NYY	7	7				25	16		9	2		146.0	120	50	49	9	66		96	6	1	0
1954	27	-0.5	Toronto	IL	AAA		0	0				2
1954	27	0.7	Charleston	AA	AAA	CHW						21
1954	27	0.7	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY						2
1955	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	KCA	1	4	.200			12															0
1955	28	1.8	Toledo	AA	AAA	MLN	1	1	.500			9															0
1955	28	0.2	Columbus	IL	AAA	KCA	0	3	.000			3
1955	28	-0.4	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	1	1	.500	7.71	7.71	16	1	7	0	0	0	25.2	33	22	22	3	21	0	11	0	0	0	127	2.104	11.6	1.1	7.4	3.9	0.52
1956	29	0.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	2	2	.500	3.15	4.34	25	1	11	0	0	2	45.2	42	22	16	6	27	9	32	0	0	0	209	1.511	8.3	1.2	5.3	6.3	1.19
1957	30	2.9	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	0	1	.000			1															0
1957	30	1.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	3	.500	3.76	4.28	41	0	19	0	0	2	69.1	61	33	29	9	28	7	43	1	0	1	296	1.284	7.9	1.2	3.6	5.6	1.54
1958	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-DET	1	0	1.000	10.22	10.22	10	0	6	0	0	0	12.1	17	14	14	2	8	0	9	0	0	0	60	2.027	12.4	1.5	5.8	6.6	1.13
1958	31	2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		6.75	6.75	4	0	2	0	0	0	5.1	3	4	4	2	6	0	4	0	0	0	25	1.688	5.1	3.4	10.1	6.8	0.67
1958	31	2.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	1	0	1.000	12.86	12.86	6	0	4	0	0	0	7.0	14	10	10	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	35	2.286	18.0	0.0	2.6	6.4	2.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		12	18	.400	4.70	5.42	131	21	54	7	1	4	300.2	306	181	157	32	172	18	152	8	1	3	1367	1.590	9.2	1.0	5.1	4.5	0.88
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		53	47				175	43		53	7		798.0	718	365	292	13	435		443	12	2	21
All Levels (13 Seasons)							65	65				306	64	54	60	8	4	1098.2	1024	546	449	45	607	18	595	20	3	24	1367

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		12	18				70	27		12	1		191.0	188	104	88	13	92		92	4	1	8
AA (1 season)					Minors		12	5	.706	2.82	3.06	29	16					147.0	129	50	46		104							1.585	7.9		6.4
A (2 seasons)					Minors		14	13	.519			37			18	4		237.0	205	96	73		106		146	3	1	3
B (1 season)					Minors							10
C (2 seasons)					Minors		15	11	.577		4.64	29			23	2		223.0	196	115	85		133		205	5	0	10