Bill Slack
William Henry Slack
Born: May 3, 1933
Sarnia, ON CA
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Career: 1952-1966
Bill Slack compiled a career record of 79 wins and 63 losses and a 3.36 ERA in his 403-game pitching career with the Roanoke Ro-Sox, Albany Senators, Louisville Colonels, Montgomery Rebels, Oklahoma City Indians, San Francisco Seals, Memphis Chicks, Indianapolis Indians, Minneapolis Millers, Johnstown Red Sox, Seattle Rainiers, Pocatello Chiefs and Winston-Salem Red Sox. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.14 | 32 | 21 | 172.0 | 156 | 83 | 60 | 95 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.64 | 16 | 7 | 64.0 | 64 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.50 | 15 | 8 | 62.0 | 65 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.22 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 130.0 | 110 | 53 | 32 | 1 | 68 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.39 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Montgomery Rebels | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1.67 | 15 | 6 | 70.0 | 55 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2.24 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 189.0 | 144 | 63 | 47 | 10 | 76 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.62 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 154.0 | 141 | 76 | 62 | 12 | 74 | 14 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.39 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.0 | 143 | 57 | 52 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | A | EL | Johnstown Red Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 11.57 | 7 | 1 | 14.0 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | C | PION | Pocatello Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 79 | 63 | .556 | 3.36 | 403 | 76 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1131.3 | 1070 | 540 | 422 | 61 | 530 | 23 | 472 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | 49 | 83 | 83 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .361 | .361 | .506 | .867 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | 30 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .256 | .349 | .605 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 44 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .139 | .184 | .139 | .323 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Montgomery Rebels | 15 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .269 | .538 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .143 | .400 | .143 | .543 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 47 | 78 | 67 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .194 | .250 | .269 | .519 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 69 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .095 | .156 | .095 | .251 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 74 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .073 | .156 | .073 | .229 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | EL | Johnstown Red Sox | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | .556 | .556 | .556 | 1.111 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | C | PION | Pocatello Chiefs | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 447 | 448 | 409 | 17 | 89 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 46 | .218 | .256 | .276 | .532 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | PIED | Roanoke Ro-Sox | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 44 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .727 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Montgomery Rebels | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .214 |
| 1957 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 41 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.049 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 69 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | .882 | .435 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 73 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .425 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 1962 | C | PION | Pocatello Chiefs | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 395 | 37 | 120 | 4 | 7 | .975 | .397 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Ro-Sox | BOS | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | BOS | ||
| 1953 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Ro-Sox | BOS | ||
| 1953 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | BOS | ||
| 1954 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | BOS | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Montgomery Rebels | BOS | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | BOS | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | BOS | ||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | BOS | ||
| 1957 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | BOS | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | BOS | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | BOS | ||
| 1961 | A | Eastern League | Johnstown Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1962 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Chiefs | BOS | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS |
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