Enos Slaughter
American baseball player (1916-2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 – August 12, 2002), nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He played for 19 seasons on four major league teams from 1938 to 1942 and 1946 to 1959. He is noted primarily for his playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and famously scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series for the Cardinals. A ten-time All-Star, he has been elected to both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.
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Enos Slaughter | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: (1916-04-27)April 27, 1916 Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: August 12, 2002(2002-08-12) (aged 86) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1938, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1959, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .300 |
Hits | 2,383 |
Home runs | 169 |
Runs batted in | 1,304 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1985 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
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