Slim Sallee
1908–1921 · bats R / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
476G
.171AVG
.213OBP
.199SLG
More career statistics
158H
2HR
52RBI
2SB
174–143W–L
2,821.2IP
836K
2.56ERA
305GS
36SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hits | 158 | 157 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 188 | 225 |
| Batting · RBI | 52 | 53 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 11,476 | 11,517 |
| Pitching · p cg | 189 | 191 |
| Pitching · p er | 804 | 818 |
| Pitching · p gs | 305 | 306 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,729 | 2,731 |
| Pitching · p hr | 68 | 66 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 8,465 | 8,450 |
| Pitching · p k | 836 | 839 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,092 | 1,088 |
| Pitching · p w | 573 | 572 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476 | 1,031 | 924 | 57 | 158 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 46 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 184 | .171 | .213 | .199 | .412 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,821.7 | 476 | 305 | 189 | 174 | 143 | 36 | 2,729 | 1,092 | 804 | 68 | 573 | 836 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | 1.170 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1914-07-11 to 1914-08-04
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1908-07-21 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1913-09-19 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1911-05-13 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 226 | 469 | 78 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 85 | .185 | .203 | .218 |
| Away | 250 | 562 | 79 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 140 | .157 | .192 | .181 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 42 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | .219 | .211 | .297 |
| May | 90 | 202 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 46 | .125 | .163 | .136 |
| June | 102 | 227 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 50 | .172 | .181 | .202 |
| July | 91 | 214 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 51 | .186 | .206 | .211 |
| August | 85 | 181 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 32 | .180 | .210 | .217 |
| September | 61 | 130 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 26 | .170 | .238 | .188 |
| October | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 81 | 190 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 52 | .126 | .153 | .149 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 76 | 164 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36 | .204 | .226 | .231 |
| boston-braves | 74 | 154 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 | .178 | .221 | .222 |
| new-york-giants | 66 | 173 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 42 | .170 | .202 | .196 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 57 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 27 | .141 | .150 | .162 |
| cincinnati-reds | 56 | 128 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | .174 | .195 | .200 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 41 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .211 | .231 | .246 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 25 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .205 | .240 | .227 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 41 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .049 | 129 | 40 |
| 1909 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 71 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .113 | 217 | 55 |
| 1910 | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 37 | 4 | – | – | – | .108 | 116 | 45 |
| 1911 | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 90 | 15 | – | 9 | – | .167 | 244 | 77 |
| 1912 | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 102 | 14 | – | – | – | .137 | 292 | 114 |
| 1913 | St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 95 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .211 | 276 | 106 |
| 1914 | St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 91 | 20 | – | 4 | – | .220 | 284 | 104 |
| 1915 | St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 92 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .120 | 275 | 91 |
| 1916 | New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 53 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .226 | 176 | 57 |
| 1917 |  New York Giants | 34 | 77 | 17 | – | 11 | – | .221 | 215 | 54 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 18 | 41 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .122 | 132 | 35 |
| 1919 |  Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 74 | 14 | – | 8 | 1 | .189 | 227 | 23 |
| 1920 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 26 | 38 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .184 | 133 | 15 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 37 | 22 | 8 | – | – | – | .364 | 96 | 23 |