Sterling Slaughter

{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1941)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Sterling Slaughter

|position=Pitcher

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|caption=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|11|18}}

|birth_place=Danville, Illinois

|death_date=

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|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 19

|debutyear=1964

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 13

|finalyear=1964

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=2–4

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.75

|stat3label=Innings pitched

|stat3value=51{{fraction|2|3}}

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs ({{baseball year|1964}})

}}

Sterling Feore Slaughter Jr. (born November 18, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball in 1964. Slaughter stood {{convert|5|ft|11|in}} tall, weighed {{convert|165|lb}} and graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in education in 1963.Spink, C.C. Johnson, pub., 1965 Official Baseball Guide, St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1965, page 303

In 1963, he had led the Double-A Texas League in earned run average (3.00). In 1964 he appeared in 20 Major League games pitched, six as a starting pitcher, and won two of six decisions, giving up 64 hits and 32 bases on balls in 51{{fraction|2|3}} innings pitched. He also recorded 32 strikeouts.

Both of his wins came against the Milwaukee Braves, including a complete game, 5–2 victory at Milwaukee County Stadium on June 5. Slaughter gave up only one earned run on six hits and three walks, striking out eight.{{cite web|title=Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Braves 2|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B06050MLN1964.htm|website=retrosheet.org|accessdate=November 4, 2015|date=June 5, 1964}}