ENOS SLAUGHTER: 1916-2002 Slaughter dead at 86;Cards' hustling 'Country'

DURHAM, N.C.--Enos "Country" Slaughter, the hustling Hall of Famerwho made a "Mad Dash" home to win the 1946 World Series and thentangled with Jackie Robinson the next year, died Monday at age 86.

Slaughter had been in the intensive care unit of Duke UniversityMedical Center after colon surgery July 25 and an operation to repairperforated stomach ulcers July 29. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June.

He batted .300 in 19 seasons and played in five World Series. Hespent the first 13 years of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals.

"He was one of the great hustlers of baseball," Hall of Fameteammate Stan Musial said Monday. "He loved baseball. He …