Roger Slagle

Roger Lee Slagle

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
• School Hutchinson Community College, University of Kansas
• High School Larned High School
• Debut September 7, 1979
• Final Game September 7, 1979
• Born November 4, 1953 in Wichita, KS USA

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Biographical Information

Roger Slagle's major-league career consisted of one two-inning appearance for the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers near the tail end of the 1979 season. He hung on as a pro, battling arm problems, through the 1982 season.

In 1990, Slagle played for the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He pitched in 8 games and was 0-1 with a 4.41 ERA when the league folded.

He later became an assistant baseball coach at Frontenac (KS) High School.

Further Reading

• Mark Schremmer: "Frontenac assistant enjoyed one day in MLB sun", The Joplin Globe, December 18, 2016. [1]
• Richard Tellis: Once Around The Bases, Triumph Books, Chicago, IL, 1998, pp. 313-322.
• Rob Trucks: Cup of Coffee, Smallmouth Press, New York, NY, 2002, pp. 298-319.