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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sly Steel | Retired (1964, Age 34) | Died (1990, Age 60) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 16 (1955) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Keith Hernandez League | 0 | 8 years (151 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/9/1930 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (89.6 %) | (0.2 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1956 | PIT | 87 | 140 | 14 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .798 | .355 | .443 | .300 |
| 1957 | PIT | 110 | 185 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .616 | .324 | .292 | .222 |
| 1958 | PIT | 77 | 100 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .624 | .284 | .340 | .220 |
| 1959 | PIT | 124 | 259 | 23 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 5 | .690 | .319 | .371 | .255 |
| 1960 | PIT | 70 | 117 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .849 | .362 | .487 | .291 |
| 1961 | PIT | 101 | 151 | 19 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .759 | .341 | .417 | .291 |
| 1962 | PIT | 97 | 111 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .781 | .331 | .450 | .279 |
| 1963 | CHN | 38 | 138 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .800 | .351 | .449 | .283 |
| 1964 | CHN | 50 | 160 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .541 | .260 | .281 | .194 |
| Total | 754 | 1361 | 152 | 350 | 55 | 5 | 36 | 171 | 128 | 275 | 35 | 23 | 24 | .709 | .324 | .384 | .257 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Sly Steel has retired from the Chicago Doublemint Chewers |
| 1963-04-18 | The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have acquired Sly Steel from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Stillers have promoted Dale Fine to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stillers have designated Sly Steel for assignment. |
| 1956-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Stillers have promoted Dave Nettles to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stillers have promoted Steve Nebraska to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stillers have promoted Bob Stokes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stillers have promoted Dave Papish to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stillers have promoted Sly Steel to the major league team. |
| 1955-04-16 | The Pittsburgh Stillers have renamed Del Slade to Sly Steel. |