Edward Haughton "Slim" Love was an American professional baseball pitcher from approximately 1910 to 1930.
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23 Facts About Slim Love
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Slim Love played six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, New York Yankees, and Detroit Tigers.
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Slim Love remained the tallest pitcher in major league history until Johnny Gee made his debut in 1939 at six feet, nine inches.
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Slim Love was born in 1890 in Slim Love, Mississippi, located 30 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee.
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Slim Love began his professional baseball career in 1912 with the Memphis Turtles.
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Slim Love ordered a drink for himself and invited all of the patrons at the bar to join him.
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Slim Love was then sent by Memphis to the Greenwood, Mississippi club in the Cotton States League.
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At the start of the 1913 season, Slim Love signed with the Selma Centralites of the Cotton States League.
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Slim Love appeared in 28 games for Selma, including a no-hitter, and a five-game streak in which he allowed no runs and 19 hits.
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Slim Love made his major league debut for the Senators on September 8,1913, at age 23.
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Slim Love became the tallest pitcher in major league history, surpassing Hippo Vaughn who stood six feet, four inches.
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Slim Love remained the tallest pitcher in major league history for 69 years until Stefan Wever made his debut in 1982 at six feet, eight inches.
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In September 1915, Slim Love, referred to as "the 'Eiffel tower' slabster of the Los Angeles club", was drafted by the New York Yankees in exchange for $2,300.
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Slim Love never played a game for the Red Sox, as he was traded with Chick Shorten and Eddie Ainsmith to the Detroit Tigers in January 1919 for Ossie Vitt.
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Slim Love returned his signed contract to the Tigers in February 1919.
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In March 1919, Slim Love sustained a fracture in his elbow, causing him to miss the early portion of the season.
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In four-and-one-third innings, Slim Love gave up six hits, four bases on balls, and four earned runs and was charged with two wild pitches.
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Slim Love is being counted on for two games and probably three if the series goes the limit.
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Slim Love pitched for both San Antonio and Wichita Falls during the 1928 season.
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In 1940, Slim Love remained living in Memphis with his wife, and he was still employed as a pipe fitter for sprinkler systems.
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Slim Love died in Memphis on November 30,1942, at age 52, after being struck by an automobile.
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Slim Love was buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown in Memphis.
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