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Slim Sallee
Born: February 3, 1885 Higginsport, Ohio
Died: March 23, 1950 (aged 65) Higginsport, Ohio
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 180 lbs.
Position: Pitcher
Played For:
St. Louis Cardinals (1908–1916)
New York Giants (1916–1918)
Cincinnati Reds (1919–1920)
New York Giants (1920–1921)
Biography:
Harry Franklin “Slim” Sallee ranks 3rd all-time in earned run average (2.67), 7th in innings pitched (1905.3), 8th in games started (215) and wins (106, tied with Adam Wainwright), and 7th in losses (107).
Hall of Fame catcher Roger Bresnahan claimed that Slim Sallee “had the best control of any southpaw that ever curved a ball over the plate.” Pitcher Dutch Ruether said, “He [Sallee] is a wonderful pitcher. If I ever begin to learn all he knows about baseball I shall be satisfied.” Baseball Magazine attributed Sallee’s success to “imperturbable calm which nothing can disturb, faultless control, and back of all a scheming, crafty brain wise to all the quirks and twists of the pitcher.”
Despite his talents, Harry Sallee’s career was checkered with training rule violations, fines, suspensions, threats of retirement, and a constant battle with alcohol that eventually ended his life. Further, he toiled in obscurity for eight and one-half seasons with what might have been the worst major league team of the Dead Ball era. Through it all, Sallee was considered one of the National League’s best pitchers.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Sallee
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sallesl01.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/f5ef8e5d
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