Andy Van Slyke

• 1983: St. Louis Cardinals: $35,000
• 1984: St. Louis Cardinals: $40,000
• 1985: St. Louis Cardinals: $170,000
• 1986: St. Louis Cardinals: $335,000
• 1987: Pittsburgh Pirates: $550,000
• 1988 # : Pittsburgh Pirates: $825,000
• 1989: Pittsburgh Pirates: $2,150,000
• 1990: Pittsburgh Pirates: $1,200,000
• 1991: Pittsburgh Pirates: $2,180,000
• 1992 # : Pittsburgh Pirates: $4,350,000 (Including $100,000 earned bonus)
• 1993 # : Pittsburgh Pirates: $4,900,000 (Including $250K signing bonus and $50K earned bonus)
• 1994: Pittsburgh Pirates: $3,550,000 (Including $250K signing bonus)
• 1995: Baltimore Orioles: $600,000 (including $50,000 earned bonus)
• 1995: Philadelphia Phillies: Undetermined

# = MLB All-Star Game selection

Hall of Fame candidacy

Van Slyke became eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. 75% of the vote was necessary for induction, and 5% was necessary to stay on the ballot. Of the 32 total candidates, ^[7] Van Slyke received no votes and was eliminated from future BBWAA voting. ^[8] He still remains eligible for the Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee.

Career after baseball

After baseball, Van Slyke pursued a career as an author, focusing on books centered on baseball. In 2009, he authored Tiger Confidential: The Untold Inside Story of the 2008 Season (with co-author Jim Hawkins). In July 2010, he published The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Or Do They? (with co-author Rob Rains), a book in the subgenre sports fiction about the Chicago Cubs finally breaking their one hundred year curse and playing in the World Series.

Personal life

Van Slyke has four sons, three of whom played college or professional sports. Scott Van Slyke played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Doosan Bears of the KBO league; ^[9] Jared Van Slyke was a defensive back on the University of Michigan football team; ^[10] and A. J. Van Slyke played baseball for the University of Kansas and for four seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals' minor league system. ^[11]

He attended New Hartford Central High School in New Hartford, New York, Class of 1979. His father was the school's principal. ^[12]

See also

• Biography portal
• Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of second-generation Major League Baseball players

References

1. LeBar, Paul (June 19, 1983). "Van Slyke gets chance". Park City Daily News . p. 14A. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
2. Jim Tommey and Kip Ingle, ed. (1987). St. Louis Cardinals 1987 Media Guide. St. Louis National Baseball Club. p. 116.
3. "Bucs ship Pena to Cardinals for Van Slyke".^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. "Van Slyke vs. Canadian decal". Meriden Record-Journal.
5. "Andy Van Slyke Statistics and History". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
6. Van Slyke at Baseball-Reference
7. 2001 HoF election Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
8. 2001 MLB Hall of Fame voting
9. Baseball Reference: Scott Van Slyke
10. "Jared Van Slyke at Michigan". Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
11. Baseball Reference: A.J. Van Slyke
12. Neff Rof, Amy (June 8, 2018). "Former New Hartford town justice, high school principal dies at age 88". Utica Observer-Dispatch. Utica, New York. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Official Detroit Tigers Coaching Profile ^{[ dead link ‍]}

Andy Van Slyke
Van Slyke as coach with the Seattle Mariners in 2014
Center fielder
Born: (1960-12-21) December 21, 1960 (age 64) Utica, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 1983, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1995, for the Philadelphia Phillies

Preceded by Mick Kelleher	Detroit Tigers first base coach 2006–2009	Succeeded by Tom Brookens
Preceded by Mike Brumley	Seattle Mariners first base coach 2014–2015	Succeeded by Chris Woodward