Enos Slaughter Trades and Transactions

The Enos Slaughter trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Enos Slaughter has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He (Enos Slaughter) was one of the great hustlers of baseball. He loved baseball. He always ran hard and played hard." - Hall of Fame Teammate Stan Musial

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Enos Slaughter

Enos Slaughter Autograph on a 1992 Sporting News (#642)

Enos Slaughter Autograph on a 1992 Sporting News (#642)
 

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Birth Name:   Enos Bradsher Slaughter
Nickname:   Country or Eno
Born On:   04-27-1916  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Roxboro, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-12-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   Durham, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Allensville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roxboro, North Carolina Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Roxboro High School (Roxboro, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   192
First Game:   04-19-1938 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-29-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Enos Slaughter

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1935: Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals.
04-11-1954: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Yankees for Bill Virdon and Mel Wright.
05-11-1955: Traded by New York Yankees (with Johnny Sain) to Kansas City Athletics for Sonny Dixon.
08-25-1956: Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Kansas City Athletics.
09-11-1959: Claimed on waivers by Milwaukee Braves from New York Yankees.
10-13-1959: Released by Milwaukee Braves.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Enos Slaughter trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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