Enos Bradsher Slaughter

Enos Bradsher Slaughter (HM2GHC)

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N 38° 37.426', W 90° 11.64'

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“Country”

St. Louis, N.L. 1938-1953
New York A.L. 1954-1955, 1956-1959
Kansas City A.L. 1955-1956
Milwaukee N.L. 1959


Hard-nosed hustling performer who played the game with intensity and determination. Flat, level wing made him a lifetime .300 hitter who invariably came through in clutch situations. Excellent outfielder with strong arm. During baserunner famous for his mad dash home to win 1946 World Series.

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Enos Slaughter
Unveiled July 18, 1999


This statue features Enos sliding across home plate to end his famous mad dash and provide the winning run in the 1946 World Series. The last of the Gas House Gang, he hustled his way through a 19-year big league career and to a Hall of Fame induction in 1985. Nicknamed "Country" he finished his Major League career with 2383 hits and even .300 batting average.
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HM NumberHM2GHC
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Year Placed1999
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Date Added Friday, May 3rd, 2019 at 8:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 744279 N 4278762
Decimal Degrees38.62376667, -90.19400000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 37.426', W 90° 11.64'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 37' 25.56" N, 90° 11' 38.4" W
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