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Lefty Sloat
Dwain Clifford Sloat
Born: Dec. 1, 1918 in Nokomis, Ill.
Died: April 18, 2003 in St. Paul, Minn.
Debut: :1948 | Pos: P
Ht: 6'0" | Wt: 168 | B: R | T: L
| Yrs | W | L | G | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 16.1 | 4 | 6.61 |
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Dwain C. "Lefty" Sloat, who pitched in the major leagues in the 1940s, died on April 18, 2003.
Sloat finished his professional career with an 0-1 record in 9 games in the major leagues. He pitched a combined 16.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.
In 1947, Sloat won 17 games for Fort Worth of the Texas League and led the league with 162 strikeouts and a 1.99 ERA. He opened the season with Brooklyn in 1948, but returned to Fort Worth after appearing in 4 major league games. He won 10 games for Fort Worth that season.
In 1949, he appeared in 5 games with the Cubs.
According to his obituary, Sloat also played for the St. Paul Saints.
He was a one-time employee of Hamms-Pabst Brewery and he was a veteran of World War II.
Source: Pioneer Press obituary (4/20/2003)