| Jim Slaton | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1950-06-19)June 19, 1950 (age 75) Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1971, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1986, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 151–158 |
| Earned run average | 4.03 |
| Strikeouts | 1,191 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
James Michael Slaton (born June 19, 1950) is an American former pitcher with a 16-year career from 1971–1986. He played in theAmerican League with theMilwaukee Brewers from 1971–1977 and 1979–1983, theDetroit Tigers in 1978 and 1986, and theCalifornia Angels from 1984–1986.
Slaton played high school baseball atAntelope Valley High School and then played college baseball atAntelope Valley College.[1]
He is the Brewers all-time leader in wins (117), innings pitched (2025.1), games started (268), and shutouts (19), and he is third in strikeouts, trailingTeddy Higuera andBen Sheets, and second in complete games, trailingMike Caldwell.
Slaton was traded withRich Folkers from the Brewers to the Tigers forBen Oglivie at theWinter Meetings on December 9, 1977.[2] He then re-signed with the Brewers as a free agent the following year.
He represented the Brewers and the American League in the1977 All-Star game and was the winning pitcher for the Brewers in the 4th game of the 1982 World Series against St. Louis.
After his playing career ended, he started coaching in the minor leagues. He coached in theOakland Athletics organization (1992–1994) and then became the pitching coach for the Class ADaytona Cubs (1995–1996),Lancaster JetHawks (1997–98) and theTacoma Rainiers (1999–2003). In 2004, he was a special assignment coach for theSeattle Mariners and from 2005–2007 he was the Mariners bullpen coach. Before coaching in the minor or major leagues, Jim coached an all-star team for the Monte Vista Little League, while pitching for the Angels.
He was the pitching coach for theLas Vegas 51s in 2008, also serving briefly as the bullpen coach for theLos Angeles Dodgers whenKen Howell temporarily left the team for medical reasons. After the season, the Dodgers announced that Slaton would be the pitching coach in 2009 for their new Triple-A affiliate, theAlbuquerque Isotopes, a position he held through 2010. In 2011, he was named the pitching coach atCamelback Ranch.