Heathcliff Slocumb
[edit] Biography
Born on June 7, 1966 in Jamaica, New York, Heathcliff Slocumb (Heath Slocumb) played for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres over the course of his 10 year career. Slocumb broke into the bigs on April 11, 1991 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.45 ERA in 62.2 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Heathcliff Slocumb's best season was 1996, when he posted a 3.02 ERA, notched 31 saves and struck out 88 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.45
| 34
| 29
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 62.2
| 53
| 3
| 30
| 6
| 9
| 3
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6.50
| 27
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 36
| 52
| 3
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.28
| 18
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.1
| 28
| 3
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.38
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 4.03
| 22
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 35
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.86
| 58
| 32
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72.1
| 75
| 0
| 28
| 4
| 9
| 2
|
| 1995
| PHI
| N
| 61
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 2.89
| 63
| 26
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 65.1
| 64
| 2
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 75
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 3.02
| 88
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 83.1
| 68
| 2
| 55
| 5
| 10
| 3
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4.13
| 28
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 28.1
| 26
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5.79
| 36
| 32
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 46.2
| 58
| 4
| 34
| 4
| 6
| 3
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 5.16
| 64
| 45
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 75
| 84
| 6
| 49
| 5
| 10
| 4
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 5.32
| 51
| 40
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 67.2
| 72
| 5
| 44
| 1
| 10
| 1
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 40
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.36
| 48
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 53.1
| 49
| 3
| 30
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.46
| 12
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 15
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.77
| 60
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 62
| 64
| 5
| 39
| 7
| 4
| 3
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5.44
| 34
| 32
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 49.2
| 50
| 9
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.79
| 12
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4.98
| 46
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 68.2
| 69
| 9
| 37
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 310
| 0
| 18
| 17
| 3.66
| 280
| 178
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 369
| 369
| 20
| 185
| 25
| 26
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 238
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 4.67
| 233
| 142
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 262
| 267
| 18
| 173
| 15
| 31
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 548
| 0
| 28
| 37
| 4.08
| 513
| 320
| 286
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 631
| 636
| 38
| 358
| 40
| 57
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 62.2
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| .938
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 36
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .778
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 27.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 10.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 0
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 72.1
| 2
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .833
|
| 1995
| PHI
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 65.1
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .955
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| P
| 75
| 0
| 83.1
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 28.1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 46.2
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| P
| 76
| 0
| 75
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| .929
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 67.2
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .938
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 53.1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 8.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| P
| 50
| 0
| 62
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 49.2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 68.2
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 548
| 0
| 631
| 47
| 91
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 74
| 20
| 1
| .939
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 52
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| PHI
| N
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| 66
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 311
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 238
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 549
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (July 10, 1984).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from New York Mets in the minor league draft (December 9, 1986).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jose Hernandez (June 1, 1993).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ruben Amaro (November 2, 1993).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Rick Holyfield and Larry Wimberly to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan and Lee Tinsley (January 29, 1996).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek (July 31, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 15, 1999).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 30, 1999).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (May 15, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1999).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (November 24, 1999).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ben Johnson to San Diego Padres in exchange for Carlos Hernandez and Nate Tebbs (July 31, 2000).
- Released by San Diego Padres (January 12, 2001).
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