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Heathcliff Slocumb
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Career Notes

1996
Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with outfielder Rick Holifield and pitcher Larry Wimberly to the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Ken Ryan, and outfielders Lee Tinsley and Glenn Murray ... Established career record with 75 appearances ... Failed in first save opportunity before tossing 13.1 consecutive scoreless innings ... Converted 14 consecutive save chances from Aug. 6-Sept. 20.

1995
Named NL Pitcher of the Month for May, when he went 1-0, with a 1.76 ERA and 12 saves in 14 games; set record with 34 relief points ... Selected to his first All-Star team; became third Phillies pitcher to earn a win in the Mid-summer Classic ... Finished tied for NL lead with 54 games finished and fourth with 32 saves ... His saves rank third best in Phillies history, behind Mitch Williams (43 in 1993) and Steve Bedrosian (40 in 1987).

1994
Became the first Phillie righthander to win on Opening Day since 1966 on April 4 at Colorado ... Pitched in four of the team's six shutouts during the year ... Threw a career-high 72.1 innings and struck out a career-best 58 ... Acquired in the off-season, Nov. 2, 1993 from the Cleveland Indians for Ruben Amaro.

1993
Began the season with Iowa, earning seven saves in 10 games before being promoted to the Cubs at the end of April ... Appeared in 10 games with the Cubs, allowing runs in just two of them ... Was traded to Cleveland for Jose Hernandez June 1, 1993 ... Did not allow a run in his first 10 1/3 innings with Cleveland, spanning six appearances ... Earned first AL victory June 6 at Texas ... Was optioned to Charlotte (AAA) July 5, where he posted a 3.56 ERA in 23 appearances in relief ... Was recalled Sept. 17 and pitched the next day at Detroit ... Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Ruben Amaro on Nov. 2, 1993.

1992
Opened the season with the Cubs, earning his second major league save April 12 at St. Louis ... Had a 5.91 ERA in 11 appearances before being optioned to Iowa (AAA), May 4 ... Made 36 appearances (one start) with a 2.59 ERA at Iowa before being recalled by the Cubs, July 31 ... Pitched a career-high 4 1/3 innings, striking out seven Aug. 10 vs. Montreal ... The seven strikeouts were a season-high by a Cubs' reliever.

1991
Spent most of the season with the Cubs, going 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA in 52 relief outings ... Became the first Cubs rookie right-hander to appear in 50 games since Bruce Sutter in 1976 ... Joined Chuck McElroy as part of the Cubs' first rookie tandem to reach the 50-outings mark since 1974, when Oscar Zamora and Ken Frailing accomplished the feat in 1974 ... Held right-handed batters to a .180 average ... Did not allow an earned run in his first six games in the majors, covering 8 1/3 innings ... Recorded his first major league victory April 14 against Pittsburgh in just his third appearance ... Allowed only two earned runs during a 23-game, 22 1/3 inning stretch between May 17 and July 1 ... Earned his first major league save May 24 vs. Montreal, striking out Tim Wallach with two runners on to preserve a 4-3 victory ... Compiled an ERA of 7.47 in 10 appearances during July and August and was optioned back to Iowa Aug. 9 ... Made 12 relief appearances for Iowa and was 1-0 with 1 save and a 4.05 ERA before being recalled Sept. 6 ... Had a 1.29 ERA in five late-season appearances.


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