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Don
Slaught		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 11, 1958 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
Gold Glove 1988   
All-Star Selections 1987    1988   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 23 BOS AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 8 4 3 4 7 7 7
1983 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 4 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7
1984 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 4 4 8 7 7
1985 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 7 7
1986 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 4 3 3 8 7 8 5 5 5 8 8 8
1987 28 BOS AL $ 3,178,571   8 8 8 4 3 3 8 8 8 6 5 5 8 7 8
1988 29 BOS AL $ 4,107,143   7 7 8 4 3 3 9 8 8 6 5 5 8 7 8
1989 30 BOS AL $ 4,207,143   7 7 8 4 3 3 9 8 8 6 5 5 7 7 7
1990 31 BOS AL $ 4,620,000   7 7 8 4 3 3 9 8 8 6 5 5 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 3 3 3 8 7 8 4 3 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,620,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 9 8 8 6 5 5 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 23 AAA   126 412 56 140 22 3 16 64 3 1 29 42 .340 .383 .524 .907 75.5  
1983 24 BOS AL 26 61 3 15 2 1 0 8 1 0 3 7 .246 .292 .311 .604 4.3 0.2
    AAA   23 91 17 32 7 1 3 20 0 0 6 10 .352 .392 .549 .941 17.3  
1984 25 BOS AL 137 486 48 125 33 3 4 51 2 1 26 64 .257 .297 .362 .659 49.1 6.2
1985 26 BOS AL 99 289 43 85 24 1 4 50 0 0 19 36 .294 .344 .426 .769 40.7 7.9
1986 27 BOS AL 141 527 63 161 40 1 8 63 1 0 38 77 .306 .357 .431 .788 74.4 16.0
1987 28 BOS AL 149 553 97 180 59 2 10 83 1 1 45 63 .325 .376 .494 .870 88.9 22.3
1988 29 BOS AL 150 561 81 194 45 0 5 67 0 0 44 74 .346 .397 .453 .849 91.4 23.6
1989 30 BOS AL 65 249 30 70 18 2 3 21 0 0 13 39 .281 .318 .406 .724 27.9 4.3
1990 31 BOS AL 136 469 54 125 40 1 6 63 0 0 44 58 .267 .331 .394 .725 57.5 11.4
8 Years Sim 903 3195 419 955 261 11 40 406 5 2 232 418 .299 .349 .425 .774 434.3 91.9
2 Years AAA 149 503 73 172 29 4 19 84 3 1 35 52 .342 .391 .529 .919 92.7  
162 Game Average 573 75 171 46 1 7 72 0 0 41 74 .299 .349 .425 .774 77.9  
Career Highs 150 561 97 194 59 3 10 83 2 1 45 77 .346 .397 .494 .870 91.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2195 266 624 167 6 20 244 4 2 162 311 .284 .335 .393 .729 275.1
vs LH   1000 153 331 94 5 20 162 1 0 70 107 .331 .379 .495 .874 167.4
Home 447 1532 199 472 146 5 20 211 2 1 118 202 .308 .360 .449 .809 228.0
Away 456 1663 220 483 115 6 20 195 3 1 114 216 .290 .339 .403 .742 214.5
RISP   803 0 251 64 4 15 332 0 0 77 105 .313 .371 .458 .829 129.0
Pinch Hitting   112 9 36 7 0 1 23 0 0 10 11 .321 .382 .411 .793 16.6
Close/Late   436 47 142 33 0 8 68 0 0 39 57 .326 .385 .456 .841 70.8
Mar/Apr 153 573 86 165 46 4 8 76 1 0 34 72 .288 .331 .424 .755 74.9
May 171 614 70 166 43 1 8 70 0 0 30 91 .270 .307 .383 .689 67.7
June 152 529 66 168 48 4 11 73 3 2 49 66 .318 .377 .486 .863 89.0
July 131 461 51 145 35 1 3 56 0 0 35 54 .315 .366 .414 .780 65.1
August 150 506 76 155 46 1 2 64 1 0 46 77 .306 .365 .413 .778 72.2
Sep/Oct 146 512 70 156 43 0 8 67 0 0 38 58 .305 .357 .436 .793 73.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1983 24 BOS AL C 23 14 133.7 57 10 1 1 .985 4.51 16 8 .500 0 0.7
1984 25 BOS AL C 135 128 1153.7 702 54 8 0 .990 5.90 106 31 .292 1 5.4
1985 26 BOS AL C 88 67 640.7 381 31 3 2 .993 5.79 67 24 .358 2 3.0
1986 27 BOS AL C 140 128 1180.0 781 65 6 1 .993 6.45 104 40 .385 4 7.4
1987 28 BOS AL C 141 125 1139.3 709 64 10 3 .987 6.11 124 44 .355 4 6.0
1988 29 BOS AL C 140 129 1162.0 775 66 11 1 .987 6.51 101 42 .416 6 7.4
1989 30 BOS AL C 61 58 515.0 347 17 5 0 .986 6.36 42 15 .357 1 2.6
1990 31 BOS AL C 132 117 1065.0 593 54 8 1 .988 5.47 95 36 .379 6 5.0
Career Totals   860 766 6989.3 4345 361 52 9 .989 6.06 655 240 .366 24 37.5
Career Highs   141 129 1180.0 781 66 11 3 .993 6.51 124 44 .500 6  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1986 27 BOS AL 6 22 2 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .227 .292 .409 .701
1987 28 BOS AL 18 77 14 22 5 0 1 6 0 0 8 11 .286 .352 .390 .742
Career Post-Season Batting 24 99 16 27 6 0 2 9 0 0 9 14 .273 .339 .394 .733
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1986-10-.306
1987-6-.325
1988-1-.346
 On-Base Pct
1987-10-.376
1988-4-.397
 Slugging Pct
1987-8-.494
 OPS
1987-8-.870
 Hits
1987-8-180
1988-2-194
 Singles
1988-1-144
Doubles
1987-1-59
1988-7-45
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1982
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Boston (A) on 3/4/1982 (Going to CLE: 3B George Brett, SS Bucky Dent. Going to BOS: 2B Bill Doran, C Don Slaught)
Injured on 4/16/1982 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/2/1983, off Mike Mcqueen (CLE)
Injured on 7/25/1983 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1984, off Tom Dixon (SEM)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 5/13/1985
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Detroit on 6/26/1985
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1987, hitting .609 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,107,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1988
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,207,143 through salary arbitration
10/10/1989: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $4,620,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 6/24/1990 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
 
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