page_title: Slim Love
section_title: San Francisco Seals
hierarchical_section_title: Slim Love / Baseball player / San Francisco Seals
caption_attribution_description: English: 1920 Zeenut Baseball Card / San Fransico Seals / Pacific Coast League
context_page_description: Edward Haughton "Slim" Love was an American professional baseball pitcher from approximately 1910 to 1930. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, New York Yankees, and Detroit Tigers. Over six major league seasons, Love compiled a 28–21 record with a 3.04 earned run average. He also played in the minor leagues, including stints with the Los Angeles Angels and Dallas Marines/Steers.
  Love's nickname was based on his large, lean frame, at 6 ft 7.5 in and 195 pounds. Upon his debut, Love became the tallest pitcher in major league history, surpassing Hippo Vaughn who stood six feet, four inches. Love remained the tallest pitcher in major league history for 69 years until Stefan Wever made his debut in 1982 at six feet, eight inches.
context_section_description: In May 1920, Love was traded by Detroit to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League "in exchange for the pick of the Seals."  After a month in San Francisco, The Sporting News reported that the Seals were dissatisfied with the transaction: "[U]nless he does more than he has shown so far, the Seals have been bunked by Detroit. This big fellow has been here a month, and is not yet in shape. In any other line of business, he would be docked until he could deliver the goods." Love appeared in 44 games for the Seals, compiling a 12–19 record and 2.67 ERA in 290.1 innings pitched.
caption: Slim Love, San Francisco Seals, Zeenuts Baseball Card (1920)
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