James Michael Slaton (born June 19, 1950) is a former pitcher with a 16-year career from 1971-1986. He played in the

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with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1971–1977 and 1979–1983, the Detroit Tigers in 1978 and 1986, and the California Angels from 1984-1986.

Biography

Slaton played high school baseball at Antelope Valley High School and then played college baseball at

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. He is the Brewers all-time leader in wins (117), innings pitched (2025.1), games started (268), and shutouts (19), and he is third in strikeouts, trailing

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and

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, and second in complete games, trailing Mike Caldwell. Slaton was traded with

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from the Brewers to the Tigers for

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at the

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on December 9, 1977.Durso, Joseph. "Yanks Sign Eastwick to 5‐Year Pact," ''The New York Times'', Saturday, December 10, 1977.
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He represented the Brewers and the American League in the 1977 All-Star game and was the winning pitcher for the Brewers in the 4th game of the 1982 World Series against St. Louis. After his playing career ended, he started coaching in the minor leagues. He coached in the Oakland Athletics organization (1992–1994) and then became the pitching coach for the Class A

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(1995–1996),

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(1997–98) and the

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(1999–2003). In 2004, he was a special assignment coach for the

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and from 2005-2007 he was the Mariners bullpen coach. Before coaching in the minor or major leagues, Jim coached an all-star team for the Monte Vista Little League, while pitching for the Angels. He was the pitching coach for the Las Vegas 51s in 2008, also serving briefly as the bullpen coach for the

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when

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temporarily left the team for medical reasons. After the season, the Dodgers announced that Slaton would be the pitching coach in 2009 for their new Triple-A affiliate, the

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, a position he held through 2010. In 2011, he was named the pitching coach at Camelback Ranch.

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