Jim Slaton

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Jim Slaton

Pitcher

Born: June 19, 1950 (1950-06-19) (age 57)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1971 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Final game
September 28, 1986 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Record	151-158
ERA	4.03
Strikeouts	1191
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (1971-1977, 1979-1983) Detroit Tigers (1978, 1986) California Angels (1984-1986)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (AL): 1977

James Michael Slaton (born June 19, 1950 in Long Beach, California) was a pitcher with a 16 year career from 1971-1986. He played in the American League with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1971-1977 and 1979-1983, the Detroit Tigers in 1978 and 1986, and the California Angels from 1984-1986.

Slaton played high school baseball at Antelope Valley High School and then played college baseball at Antelope Valley College.^[1]

He is the Brewers all-time leader in Wins (117), Innings Pitched (2025.3), Games Started (268), and Shutouts (19), and he is third in Strikeouts, trailing Teddy Higuera and Ben Sheets, and Complete Games, trailing Mike Caldwell.

He represented the Brewers and the American League in the 1977 All-Star game.

After his playing career ended, he started coaching in the minor leagues. He coaches in the Oakland Athletics organization from 1992-1994 and then became the pitching coach for the Class A Daytona Cubs (1995-1996), Lancaster Jethawks (1997-98) and the Tacoma Rainiers (1999-2003). In 2004 he was a special assignment coach for the Seattle Mariners and from 2005-2007 he was the Mariners bullpen coach.

He is scheduled to be the pitching coach for the Las Vegas 51s in 2008.