Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan were teammates for two of their combined 19 All-Star appearances. Slaughter’s hustle helped him earn his second of four World Series rings. Playing with a broken elbow, Slaughter was on first base with the game tied in the eighth inning of Game 7 with the Red Sox. Running with the pitch, he turned a single into what was eventually the winning run from first base. The clutch contact hitter batted over .300 10 times in his career, finishing right at .300 while amassing 2,383 hits during his 19 seasons. In 14 seasons, Arky Vaughan hit .318 and was named to nine All-Star Games. He began his career in Pittsburgh and hit over .300 in each of his 10 seasons before being traded to the Dodgers in 1941. After two seasons with the Dodgers, Vaughan retired for three years until making a comeback in 1947. Injuries forced him to retire after 14 seasons in 1948.
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March 6th, 1985- Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to the Hall of Fame
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