Slim Sallee

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Harry Franklin "Slim" Sallee (February 3, 1885 – March 22, 1950) was an American 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 a 2.56 earned run average and 836 strikeouts. Sallee made his Major League debut with the Cardinals in 1908, where he developed an eccentric reputation, drinking during games and occasionally disappearing for days on end, resulting in numerous fines. After feigning retirement in 1916, Sallee was traded to the New York Giants, starting with them in the 1917 season. With the Giants, Sallee pitched in two World Series, both against the Chicago White Sox. He lost a World Series to the White Sox as a member of the 1917 Giants, starting Game 1 and losing 2-1 to Sox ace Eddie Cicotte in Chicago, driving in his team's only run. In 1918, after dealing with injuries to his back, Sallee was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds via waiver 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 Red

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