Slim Sallee

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size=220
name=Slim Sallee
position=Pitcher
birthdate=February 3, 1885
city-state|Higginsport|Ohio
deathdate=death date and age|1950|3|23|1885|2|3
city-state|Higginsport|Ohio
bats=Right
throws=Left
debutdate=April 16
debutyear=1908
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 20
finalyear=1921
finalteam=New York Giants
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=174-143
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=2.56
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=836
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1908-by|1916)
*New York Giants (by|1916-by|1918, by|1920-by|1921)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1919-by|1920)
highlights=
* World Series champion: 1919
* National League pennant: 1917
* 20-win season: 1919
* Led the National League in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (0.82) in 1918
* Led the National League in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.75) in 1918
* 2.56 career ERA is 49th on all-time list
* 1.83 career bases on balls per 9 innings pitched is 55th on all-time list
* 1.17 career WHIP is 85th on all-time list

Harry Franklin "Slim" Sallee (February 3, 1885 - March 23, 1950) was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons (1908–1921) with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 174-143 record in 476 appearances, with an 2.56 earned run average and 836 strikeouts. In Cardinals franchise history, Sallee ranks 3rd all-time in earned run average (2.67), 7th in innings pitched (1905.3), 8th in games started (215), and 7th in losses (107).

Sallee pitched in two World Series, both against the Chicago White Sox, and was a member of the victorious Reds in the infamous "Black Sox" 1919 World Series. He produced the best season of his career for the 1919 Reds, going 21-7 with a 2.06 earned run average. He lost a World Series to the White Sox as a member of the 1917 Giants. In World Series play, Sallee compiled a 1-3 record in 4 appearances, with a 3.45 earned run average and 6 strikeouts.

Sallee was born and later died in Higginsport, Ohio at the age of 65.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball saves champions

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