Enos Slaughter​

Baseball
Inducted: 1964
  • Born in Roxboro, NC, 1916
  • Played in major leagues from 1938–1959; hard-hitting outfielder known for hustle and hard-nosed style 
  • Best years with St. Louis Cardinals from 1938–1953
  • Batted .300 in 2,380 games, with 2,383 hits, 169 home runs, and 1,304 runs batted in
  • Led NL in hits in 1942; doubles in 1939; triples in 1942 and 1949; and runs batted in in 1946
  • Batted .300 or higher 10 times, high of .336 in 1949
  • Famous for scoring winning run from first on double in game seven of 1946 World Series versus Boston
  • Played in 1942 and 1946 World Series for St. Louis
  • Played in World Series in 1956, 1957 and 1958 for New York Yankees
  • Batted .291 in 27 World Series games
  • Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Managed in minors for several years
  • Served as head baseball coach at Duke University from 1971–1977, compiling a record of 68-120