Don Slaught Stats & Facts
Don Slaught Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 190 Born: Thursday, September 11, 1958 in Long Beach, CA USA Died: in , Debut: 7/6/1982 Last Game: 5/19/1997 Full Name: Donald Martin Slaught
In the greatest extra-inning comeback in major league history, the Pittsburgh Pirates score six runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to erase a five-run Cubs lead
1991 – In the greatest extra-inning comeback in major league history, the Pittsburgh Pirates score six runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to erase a five-run Cubs lead built in the top of the inning on Andre Dawson’s grand slam. The Pirates had rallied earlier from a 7 – 2 deficit to tie the game in the 9th.
The Pirates trade Tony Pena, three-time Gold Glove catcher, to the Cardinals in exchange for three players
The Pirates trade Tony Pena, three-time Gold Glove catcher, to the Cardinals in exchange for three youngsters, Mike LaValliere, Mike Dunne, and Andy Van Slyke, who thinks the deal is an April Fool’s Day joke. The former Pittsburgh backstop cries at a news conference with Bucs’ skipper Jim Leyland announces the swap with the Redbirds.
In a four-team trade, the Milwaukee Brewers send catcher Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals
1985 – In a four-team trade, the Milwaukee Brewers send catcher Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals and receive pitchers Danny Darwin from the Texas Rangers and Tim Leary from the New York Mets. The Mets receive pitcher Frank Wills from Kansas City, who also sends catcher Don Slaught to Texas, who sends catcher Bill Hance to Milwaukee.
