Slim Sallee

Slim Sallee
Sallee with the Cardinals in 1911
Pitcher
Born: (1885-02-03)February 3, 1885 Higginsport, Ohio
Died: Higginsport, Ohio
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) 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 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 wins (106, tied with Adam Wainwright), and 7th in losses (107).

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. 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. He was buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

See also

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

References

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