Enos Slaughter
Enos Slaughter Slaughter with the Cardinals in 1948 Right fielder Born: (1916-04-27)April 27, 1916 Roxboro, North Carolina Died: August 12, 2002(2002-08-12) (aged 86) Durham, North Carolina Batted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut April 19, 1938 for the St. Louis Cardinals Last MLB appearance September 29, 1959 for the Milwaukee Braves Career statistics Batting average .300 Hits 2,383 Home runs 169 Runs batted in 1,304 Teams St. Louis Cardinals (1938–1942, 1946–1953) New York Yankees (1954–1955) Kansas City Athletics (1955–1956) New York Yankees (1956–1959) Milwaukee Braves (1959) Career highlights and awards 10× All-Star (1941, 1942, 1946–1953) 4× World Series champion (1942, 1946, 1956, 1958) NL RBI champion (1946) St. Louis Cardinals #9 retired St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1985 Election Method Veterans Committee Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 – August 12, 2002), nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. During a 19-year baseball career, he played from 1938–1942 and 1946-1959 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is best known for scoring the winning run in Game Seven of the 1946 World Series. Slaughter has been elected to both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.