Sterling Feore Slaughter, Jr. (born November 18, 1941 in Danville, Illinois

Danville, Illinois

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) is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

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 player who pitched

Pitcher

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 for the Chicago Cubs

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 of Major League Baseball

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 in . Slaughter stood 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) tall, weighed 165 pounds (74.8 kg) and graduated from Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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 with a degree in education in 1963.

The 1964 campaign was Slaughter's second professional season. In 1963, he had led the Double-A Texas League

Texas League

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 in earned run average

Earned run average

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 (3.00). In 1964 he appeared in 20 Major League games played

Games played

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, six as a starting pitcher

Starting pitcher

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, and won two of six decisions

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, giving up 64 hits

Hit (baseball)

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 and 32 bases on balls in 51⅔ innings pitched

Innings pitched

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. He also recorded 32 strikeout

Strikeout

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s.

Both of his wins came against the Milwaukee Braves

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, including a complete game

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, 5–2 victory at Milwaukee County Stadium

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 on June 5. Slaughter gave up only one earned run

Earned run

In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...

 on six hits and three walks, striking out eight.

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