George Scott
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George Charles Scott, Jr. (1944-45), (March 23, 1944-2013), was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1966–79), Kansas City Royals (1979) and New York Yankees (1979).
His nickname was "Boomer."
Scott batted and threw right-handed.
Early years
Scott was born in Greenville, Mississippi, as the youngest of three children on March 23, 1944. His father, a cotton farm labourer, died when George Jr. was two years old, and young George was harvesting cotton by age nine. "That's all we knew," he said. "All of the money was turned over to your parents to make ends meet for the reason you did." Nothing can be more frustrating than being up at four in the morning and waiting for a truck to pick and chop cotton from six to six in the afternoon.
Scott played Little League baseball in his spare time but was temporarily suspended from the team for being "too good," after reaching two or three home runs per game in a six-game stretch. He excelled in baseball, football, and basketball, as well as quarterbacking the football squad and coaching his football and basketball teams to state championships at Coleman High School in Greenville. Scott opted for baseball as a way to make my life "to make my living." [With three children]: I got sick of seeing my mom struggle [with three jobs]. "I didn't have the expectation that I would go to college and see my mother struggle for another four to five years."
Ed Scott, a major league scout who had signed Hank Aaron to his first big league deal, discovered George Scott and signed him as an amateur free agent straight out of high school on May 28, 1962. Scott was a member of the Boston Red Sox's new Pittsfield Red Sox farm team in 1965, leading the Eastern League in home runs, RBIs, and batting average that year.
Later life and death
He spent his time as a manager for various clubs, ranging from the Mexican League to independent league baseball. He coached for Roxbury Community College (1991-1995), the Saskatoon Riot (1995-1994, where he went 181-148), and the Berkshire Black Bears (2001, where he went 191-148), as well as the Manchester Mad Dogs (1996-1999, where he went 44-49), and the Massachusetts Mad Dogs (1996-2004, where he went 191-148); ultimately, he had a record of 271-314 as he played for 1921-49-41-48, 1951-1995, 1949-1995-1996-49-48, where (2005), where he went 46-51), and the Worcester Black Bears (1996-1999, where he played 121-38-51, where he played in the second half (1991-49), and 2004 he played he played in the Manchester (2001, where he went 191213-48), he played in the New England, where he went 1931-41-48; he played in the Western Bulldogs (1996-49; he played in the he played in the first and he played he played in the North; he played he played he went 38-34 in the first and he played he played he went 191-49).
George Scott died in Greenville, Texas, on July 28, 2013. Although a cause of death was not revealed at the time, Scott had been plagued by diabetes for many years. "We've lost George Scott, one of the most versatile, vibrant, and popular players in our history," Red Sox vice president/emeritus and team historian Dick Bresciani said. "He had a strong personality and a strong physical stature, with a broad personality and a large physique." With his smile, his laughter, and humor, he could light up a clubhouse, and he was the best defensive first baseman I've ever seen. We will miss him, and we'll send our condolences to his family."
Career
He made the switch to first base one week early in the season and appeared in all 162 games this season, the first Red Sox rookie to do so. He batted fifth against the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day (April 12) and went 1-for-4 with an RBI (drawing a walk with the bases loaded) while taking his first hit off Moe Drabowsky off a triple. Against Joe Sparma against the Detroit Tigers on a week later, he scored his first home run of the year. With 147 hits, 27 home runs, and 90 RBIs, he ranked in the top ten in RBIs, home runs, and total bases), while finishing third in the Rookie of the Year's poll and placing third. His good start was quickly hampered by a slump in which he was unable to respond quickly enough to deal with change-ups and curve ball pitches. Scott would be dismissed on July 19, according to manager Billy Herman, but a rainout occurred on the day that would have cancelled a doubleheader, one of which featured Scott starting. Scott led all of baseball in strikeouts (152) and times grounded into a double play (25). He played 158 games at first base (with four others at third base), and he led the league in putouts, games, and double plays.
Scott had a good time in his sophomore season, which turned out to be his longest season of his career, as the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox claimed the American League pennant, led by rookie manager Dick Williams. Scott was also suspended for a few games due to his being overweight (desiring a weight of 215 pounds). Scott played 159 games while batting.303 (he would bat.300 for the first time in his career). He walked over 60 times more, but he reduced his strikeout total to 119 after hitting 19 home runs and collecting 171 hits. While receiving the Gold Glove (he led the league in putouts, games, assists, mistakes, and double plays), he received votes for the MVP Award (finishing tenth with 12% of the vote). In a classic seven game series, his team won the 1967 World Series and played the St. Louis Cardinals. Scott went 6-for-26 while having three walks and six strikeouts as well as scoring three times, but he will cancel the final out of the Series as the Cardinals defeated Game 7.
In 1966, 1975, 1975, and 1977, Scott was a three-time All-Star in the American League, beginning with the 1966 Mid-Summer Classic and homering in 1977. Scott tied for the American League lead in runs batted in the same season (RBIs) in that same season with 109 runs. Known for his glovework at first base, Scott was given the Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence in the American League for eight seasons (1967–68, 1971–1976).
Scott had a.268 batting average in 271 home runs (which he referred to as "taters") and 1,051 RBIs in 2,034 games over his 14-season career. Boomer was his name, and his glove was dubbed "Black Beauty." Scott was well-known for his humour and wore a necklace that he once described as being made of "second baseman's teeth" to a reporter. In addition to his unique attire, he was also known for wearing a batting helmet when fielding at first base due to an encounter with a fan throwing hard objects at him once during a road game.
During his career, he was traded three times. The first was a ten-player contract with Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, and Don Pavletich, traded from the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tommy Harper, Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse, and minor-league outfielder Pat Skrable on October 10, 1971.
When he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Poquette on June 13, 1979, Scott saw his second stint with the Red Sox. He was released by the club on August 17, and he joined the New York Yankees nine days later. He played 105 games this year, hitting.254 with 88 hits, 31 walks, and 61 strikeouts (most on first base), but he did play 17 games as a designated hitter). Oddly enough, he finished in the top five in two categories: double play grounded into (24, 2nd) and mistakes (10, 4th).
Scott debuted in the Mexican League after the season, 1981, and the Tigres del México.