What years did Slim Sallee play?

Slim Sallee played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1921.

Was Slim Sallee a pitcher?

Yes. Slim Sallee pitched in the major leagues, recording 174 wins and 836 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Slim Sallee hit?

Slim Sallee hit 2 career home runs with 158 hits.

What teams did Slim Sallee play for?

Slim Sallee played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1908–1916), the New York Giants (1916–1918, 1920–1921), and the Cincinnati Reds (1919–1920).

What were Slim Sallee's career stats?

In 476 games, Slim Sallee went 174-143 with a 2.56 ERA, 836 strikeouts, 2,821.2 innings pitched, and 36 saves. At the plate he had 158 hits and 2 home runs.

What position did Slim Sallee play?

Slim Sallee played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Slim Sallee and how much did he weigh?

Slim Sallee was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Slim Sallee's career ERA?

Slim Sallee finished with a 2.56 career ERA, going 174-143 with 836 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Slim Sallee have?

Slim Sallee recorded 836 career strikeouts.

Is Slim Sallee in the Hall of Fame?

No. Slim Sallee has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Slim Sallee

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1921)

Slim Sallee was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1921 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Giants, and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 14 seasons. Across 476 career appearances, he went 174-143 with a 2.56 ERA, 836 strikeouts, and 36 saves. He also batted .171 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8125.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 174–143

ERA 2.56

WHIP 1.17

SO 836

Pitcher PIV 8125.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 2/3/1885 in Higginsport, OH, USA
Died: 3/22/1950 in Higginsport, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-04-16
Last Game: 1921-09-20

Full name: Harry Franklin Sallee

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Career Pitching Statistics

Slim Sallee — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
174	143	476	307	189	25	36	2821.2	2,729	804	68	573	836	2.56	8125.1

Career ERA 2.56 vs. league average 3.03 across their career seasons — 15.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Slim Sallee Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1908	SLN	NL	3	8	25	12	7	1	0	128.2	144	45	36	39	3.15	2.40 (-31%)	-433.6
1909	SLN	NL	10	11	32	27	12	1	0	219.0	223	59	59	55	2.42	2.55 (+5%)	-1354.2
1910	SLN	NL	7	8	18	13	9	1	2	115.0	112	38	24	46	2.97	2.79 (-7%)	390.5
1911	SLN	NL	15	9	36	30	18	1	3	245.0	234	75	64	74	2.76	3.37 (+18%)	85.6
1912	SLN	NL	16	17	48	32	20	3	6	294.0	289	85	72	108	2.60	3.36 (+23%)	1320.0
1913	SLN	NL	19	15	50	31	18	3	5	276.0	257	83	60	106	2.71	3.07 (+12%)	140.1
1914	SLN	NL	18	17	46	30	18	3	6	282.1	252	66	72	105	2.10	2.93 (+28%)	897.2
1915	SLN	NL	13	17	46	33	17	2	3	275.1	245	87	57	91	2.84	2.90 (+2%)	1490.5
1916	SLN	NL	5	5	16	7	4	2	1	70.0	75	27	23	28	3.47	2.78 (-25%)	-415.6
1916	NY1	NL	9	4	15	11	7	2	0	111.2	96	17	10	35	1.37	2.78 (+51%)	1521.0
1917	NY1	NL	18	7	34	24	18	1	4	215.2	199	52	34	54	2.17	2.69 (+19%)	1029.5
1918	NY1	NL	8	8	18	16	12	1	2	132.0	122	33	12	33	2.25	2.83 (+20%)	1592.5
1919	CIN	NL	21	7	29	28	22	4	0	227.2	221	52	20	24	2.06	3.09 (+33%)	1710.4
1920	CIN	NL	5	6	21	12	6	0	2	116.0	129	43	16	13	3.34	3.45 (+3%)	-109.7
1920	NY1	NL	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	17.0	16	3	0	2	1.59	3.45 (+54%)	378.4
1921	NY1	NL	6	4	37	0	0	0	2	96.1	115	39	14	23	3.64	4.02 (+9%)	-117.4
Career · 16 seasons			174	143	476	307	189	25	36	2,821.2	2,729	804	573	836	2.56	—	8,125

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Slim Sallee — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
476	924	57	158	12	4	2	52	2	46	233	.171	.213	.199	.412	-3,847

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 33.8% below league average.

Career OBP .213 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .199 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 41.6% below league average.

Career OPS .412 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Slim Sallee Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	SLN	NL	25	41	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	22	.049	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	SLN	NL	32	71	5	8	2	0	0	3	0	5	23	.113	.244 (-54%)	.306 (-44%)	.312 (-55%)	.618 (-50%)	-491.1
1910	SLN	NL	18	37	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	SLN	NL	36	89	5	15	0	1	0	9	0	3	28	.169	.266 (-37%)	.336 (-42%)	.356 (-46%)	.693 (-44%)	-617.5
1912	SLN	NL	48	103	9	14	2	1	0	0	0	6	32	.136	.268 (-49%)	.335 (-43%)	.358 (-51%)	.694 (-47%)	-763.2
1913	SLN	NL	50	95	7	20	3	0	2	5	1	1	15	.211	.259 (-19%)	.325 (-33%)	.345 (-12%)	.670 (-22%)	-341.4
1914	SLN	NL	46	91	6	21	1	0	0	3	0	3	17	.231	.255 (-10%)	.322 (-21%)	.339 (-29%)	.661 (-25%)	-338.0
1915	SLN	NL	46	92	0	11	0	0	0	5	0	6	27	.120	.250 (-52%)	.318 (-46%)	.332 (-64%)	.651 (-55%)	-731.0
1916	SLN	NL	16	18	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	NY1	NL	15	35	1	9	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	NY1	NL	34	77	7	17	0	0	0	11	0	2	12	.221	.248 (-11%)	.312 (-23%)	.323 (-32%)	.635 (-27%)	-303.1
1918	NY1	NL	18	41	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	.122	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	CIN	NL	29	74	5	14	2	2	0	7	1	6	20	.189	.262 (-28%)	.322 (-23%)	.347 (-22%)	.670 (-22%)	-261.5
1920	CIN	NL	21	35	1	6	0	0	0	4	0	2	8	.171	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	NY1	NL	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	NY1	NL	37	22	2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			476	924	57	158	12	4	2	52	2	46	233	.171	—	—	—	—	-3,847

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Slim Sallee — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.100

Playoff Batting by Year

Slim Sallee — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1919	WS	CIN	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1917	WS	NY1	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.167

Playoff Career Pitching

Slim Sallee — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	4	4	0	28.2	39	11	5	6	3.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Slim Sallee — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1919	WS	CIN	1	1	2	2	0	13.1	19	2	1	2	1.35
1917	WS	NY1	0	2	2	2	0	15.1	20	9	4	4	5.28

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Slim Sallee — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	226	423	23	78	2	39	.184
Away	250	502	34	79	0	13	.157

Pitching — Home / Away

Slim Sallee — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	226	1372.0	1303	328	244	391	2.15
Away	250	1444.1	1428	413	328	448	2.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Slim Sallee — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1921-09-20	NY1	CHC	L	0	0
1921-09-13	NY1	CIN	W	0	0
1921-09-05	NY1	BSN	L	0	0
1921-09-04	NY1	BSN	L	0	0
1921-09-01	NY1	BRO	L	0	0
1921-08-29	NY1	CHC	W	1	1
1921-08-23	NY1	STL	L	0	0
1921-08-20	NY1	STL	L	0	0
1921-08-18	NY1	CIN	L	0	0
1921-08-15	NY1	PHI	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Slim Sallee — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1921-09-20	NY1	CHC	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1921-09-13	NY1	CIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1921-09-05	NY1	BSN	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1921-09-04	NY1	BSN	—	2.2	3	0	0	0	0	0
1921-09-01	NY1	BRO	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1921-08-29	NY1	CHC	—	3.2	3	1	1	0	1	0
1921-08-23	NY1	STL	—	2.0	6	5	2	1	2	0
1921-08-20	NY1	STL	—	3.0	7	4	4	2	0	1
1921-08-18	NY1	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1921-08-15	NY1	PHI	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Slim Sallee — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	476	52	86	661	21	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Slim Sallee — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	SLN	P	25	12	5	37	1	0
1909	SLN	P	32	27	7	63	3	2
1910	SLN	P	18	13	2	34	0	0
1911	SLN	P	36	0	7	55	2	0
1912	SLN	P	48	0	17	61	3	0
1913	SLN	P	50	0	12	72	2	1
1914	SLN	P	46	0	3	71	2	2
1915	SLN	P	46	0	7	74	4	1
1916	SLN	P	16	0	1	12	0	0
1916	NY1	P	15	0	4	16	0	3
1917	NY1	P	34	0	4	46	0	5
1918	NY1	P	18	0	9	28	0	0
1919	CIN	P	29	0	3	50	2	2
1920	CIN	P	21	0	0	21	2	0
1920	NY1	P	5	0	1	4	0	0
1921	NY1	P	37	0	4	17	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Slim Sallee Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	476

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Slim Sallee: the record in brief

The profile opens with Slim Sallee's first major league game on April 16, 1908; the last one listed came on September 20, 1921. By club, Sallee's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1908 to 1916), the New York Giants (1916 to 1921), and the Cincinnati Reds (1919 to 1920). Sallee played primarily as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 3, 1885, in Higginsport, OH, USA and a listed size of 6'3" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on March 22, 1950, in Higginsport, OH, USA. On the record, Slim Sallee was born Harry Franklin Sallee.

Sallee's career pitching line is 174 wins, 143 losses and a 2.56 ERA over 476 appearances. Sallee had 836 strikeouts, 189 complete games, 25 shutouts, and 36 saves. The leagues Sallee pitched in allowed 3.03 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.3% better than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Slim Sallee

What years did Slim Sallee play?: Slim Sallee played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1921.
Was Slim Sallee a pitcher?: Yes. Slim Sallee pitched in the major leagues, recording 174 wins and 836 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Slim Sallee hit?: Slim Sallee hit 2 career home runs with 158 hits.
What teams did Slim Sallee play for?: Slim Sallee played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1908–1916), the New York Giants (1916–1918, 1920–1921), and the Cincinnati Reds (1919–1920).
What were Slim Sallee's career stats?: In 476 games, Slim Sallee went 174-143 with a 2.56 ERA, 836 strikeouts, 2,821.2 innings pitched, and 36 saves. At the plate he had 158 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Slim Sallee play?: Slim Sallee played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Slim Sallee and how much did he weigh?: Slim Sallee was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Slim Sallee's career ERA?: Slim Sallee finished with a 2.56 career ERA, going 174-143 with 836 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Slim Sallee have?: Slim Sallee recorded 836 career strikeouts.
Is Slim Sallee in the Hall of Fame?: No. Slim Sallee has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.