I learned early on to never walk while I was on the ball field. I ran everywhere I went.

Slaughter played 19 seasons with the Cardinals Yankees Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Braves. In the decisive seventh game of that series Slaughter running with the pitch made a famous "Mad Dash" for home from first base on Harry Walker's hit in the eighth inning scoring the winning run after a delayed relay throw by the Red Sox' Johnny Pesky. Slaughter had 2383 hits in his career including 169 home runs and 1304 RBIs in 2380 games.

Louis Cardinals. During a 19-year baseball career he played from 1938–1942 and 1946-1959 for four different teams but is noted primarily for his time with the St.