Slim Sallee

Slim Sallee
Sallee with the Cardinals in 1911
Pitcher
Born: (1885-02-03)February 3, 1885 Higginsport, Ohio, U.S.
Died: March 23, 1950(1950-03-23) (aged 65) Higginsport, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 16, 1908, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1921, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	174–143
Earned run average	2.56
Strikeouts	836
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1908–1916) New York Giants (1916–1918) Cincinnati Reds (1919–1920) New York Giants (1920–1921)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1919)

Harry Franklin "Slim" Sallee (February 3, 1885 – March 23, 1950) was a 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 a 2.56 earned run average and 836 strikeouts.

Sallee in a Coca-Cola ad from 1914.

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, starting Game 1 and losing 2-1 to Sox ace Eddie Cicotte in Chicago, driving in his team's only run. In World Series play, Sallee compiled a 1–3 record in four appearances, with a 3.45 earned run average and six strikeouts. Also in 1919, Sallee became just the second pitcher (at that time) to have more wins than walks in a season. Christy Mathewson did it twice (1913, 1914) and Bret Saberhagen accomplished this feat in 1994 with the New York Mets.

Sallee was born and later died in Higginsport, Ohio, at the age of 65. He was buried at Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown, Ohio.

See also

• List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
• List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or SABR Biography Project