This page is proudly sponsored by Tom Mannos I pitched to Enos Slaughter when I was a freshman at St Anthony's College in San Antonio. I was brought in as a relief pitcher because the Air Force team had pounded our starting pitcher. I honestly believe that my pitch Slaughter hit was the first US object launched into orbital flight: it might still be circling around up there today. And the next batter, as I recall, was Birdie Tebbetts. Oh, the agony of defeat...but what a great memory! Tom Mannos, Oyster Bay, New York

Enos Slaughter

Date and Place of Birth: April 27, 1916 near Roxboro, North Carolina

Date of Death: August 12, 2002 Durham, North Carolina

Baseball Experience: Major League

Position: Outfield

Rank: Sergeant

Military Unit: US Army Air Force

Area Served: Pacific Theater of Operations