Baseball player
| Roger Slagle | |
|---|---|
 Slagle with the Nashville Sounds in 1980 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1953-11-04) November 4, 1953 (age 71) Wichita, Kansas | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 1979, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 7, 1979, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Roger Lee Slagle (born November 4, 1953) is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played a single MLB game for the New York Yankees. He was drafted by the Yankees in the first round (19th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1976 amateur draft.
Slagle grew up in Larned, Kansas and attended a high school too small to field a baseball team. He instead played PONY League Baseball and, while attending Hutchinson Community College, American Legion Baseball. After a year at Hutchinson, he transferred to Kansas where he played for the Kansas Jayhawks baseball team for two years. He sat out one season due to an arm injury.
Slagle pitched two perfect innings of relief for the Yankees in 1979, his only Major League appearance. He was removed from the roster shortly thereafter to make room for pitcher Rick Anderson.
Slagle played his last professional season with the Yankees' Double-A Nashville Sounds in 1982. His playing career ended after he tore his rotator cuff for a second time. As of 2016, he was teaching and coaching high school baseball in Frontenac, Kansas.
References
- Boetel, Ray (June 23, 1976). "He Wins First FSL Start: At 22, Slagle Can't Waste Time". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 2D. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Schremmer, Mark (December 18, 2016). "Frontenac assistant enjoyed one day in MLB sun". Joplin Globe. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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