DURHAM, N.C. ? Enos “Country” Slaughter, the hustling Hall of Famer who made a “Mad Dash” home to win the 1946 World Series, died Monday at age 86.

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

He batted .300 in 19 seasons, spending 13 years with the St. Louis Cardinals.

“He was one of the great hustlers of baseball,” Hall of Fame teammate Stan Musial said.

Slaughter is best remembered for his “Mad Dash” from first base that scored the winning run for the Cardinals against Boston in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1946 Series.

With the score 3-3, Slaughter opened the bottom of the eighth with a single. Two outs later, with Harry Walker at bat, Slaughter took off for second on a steal attempt.

Walker hit the ball over short and into center field. With Slaughter racing around second, Leon Culberson fielded the ball. Third base coach Mike Gonzalez tried to stop Slaughter as Culberson relayed the ball to Johnny Pesky. Slaughter ran right past Gonzalez.

Pesky hurried his throw to catcher Roy Partee. Slaughter slid past the tag for the deciding run.