George Scott

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)
Born: March 23, 1944 in Greenville, MS
Died: July 28, 2013  in Greenville, MS
Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Greenville, MS
High School: Coleman HS (Greenville, MS)
Debut: April 12, 1966 (10,058th in MLB history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 27, 1979
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: George Charles Scott
Nicknames: Boomer
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Notable Events and Chronology for George Scott Career

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June 13, 1966

6/13/1966: The Red Sox played the Indians in Cleveland and three home runs were lost to the rain. Boston’s George Scott hit a three-run clout in the first inning, while both Jose Azcue and Leon Wagner of the Indians hit four-baggers. Azcue’s came in the third and Wagner’s in the fourth inning as a pinch hitter.

July 17, 1970

With the score tied at 5 – 5 and the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and no outs, Brewers manager Dave Bristol inaugurates the “Bristol Shift,” bringing OF Tommy Harper in between SS and 3B. Unperturbed, George Scott hits a sacrifice fly to win the game. Earlier in his career, as manager of the Reds, Bristol used a similar shift, called the Bristol Barricade, against Willie McCovey.

April 13, 1971

Aparicio-Smith-Yaz-Petrocelli-Scott-Josephson-Billy Conigilaro-Griffin-Culp….1971

September 20, 1972

9/20/1972: Milwaukee’s George Scott homered leading off the bottom of the 4th off Mel Stottlemyre of the Yankees with no score at the time. The game was rained out before the 4th inning was completed.

June 19, 1974

Steve Busby of the Kansas City Royals fires his second career no-hitter

July 2, 1975

Jim Rice belts 2 homeruns and nearly hits one out of County Stadium

December 6, 1976

The Red Sox trade 1B Cecil Cooper to the Brewers for 1B George Scott and OF Bernie Carbo.

June 19, 1977

Carl Yastrzemski (2), Bernie Carbo (2), and George Scott (1) of the Boston Red Sox hit five home runs in an 11 – 1 triumph over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. The five home runs give the Red Sox a major league record 16 in three games. Boston hit six homers on June 17th and five on June 18th, also against the Yankees. The Yankees hit no homers in the three-game series.

June 21, 1977

George Scott changes Tippy Martinez

June 24, 1977

Yankees walk it off vs Red Sox after Roy White launches a dramatic two-out two-run home run

July 19, 1977

At Yankee Stadium Don Sutton wins the All Star Game MVP as the NL prevails for the 14th time in 15 tries

August 10, 1977

George Scott misses homerun on blown call

August 15, 1977

 Jim Rice  becomes the first Boston player since Ted Williams in 1939 to hit 20 homers, 20 doubles and 10 triples in a season

December 29, 2018

George Scott Stats & Facts

Likable and colorful George Scott, with his well-spaced gold teeth and sometimes bulging waistline, was a fan favorite in Boston. A flashy fielder, he collected eight Gold Gloves, a record for first basemen. He was the Eastern League Triple Crown winner and MVP in 1965, then tied a rookie record by playing 162 games with the Red Sox in 1966.

Scott was the AL’s starting first baseman in the 1966 All-Star Game, only the second rookie first baseman to start an All-Star Game (Walt Dropo was the first). Though he struck out an AL-high 152 times, he also hit 27 home runs and was nicknamed Boomer for his booming shots. He batted .303 as a key member of the “Impossible Dream” pennant club of 1967. But in 1968 his offense took a tumble; he hit just .171, establishing a Major League record for the lowest batting average for a first baseman playing 100 games.

Scott regained his stroke while playing mostly third base in 1969-70. He was traded to Milwaukee in a 10-player deal after the 1971 season. In 1975 he tied Reggie Jackson for the AL lead with 36 HR, driving in an American League high 109 runs. Sent back to Boston in a trade for Cecil Cooper before the 1977 season, he had his final power year, hitting 33 HR. He faded fast after that and went on to play and manage in the Mexican League.

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