Former main league participant and coach Tony Scott just lately handed away, per numerous sources, together with Brent Maguire of MLB.com. Scott was 72 years outdated. A reason behind dying was not supplied.
Scott was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951. He attended Withrow Excessive College in Cincinnati and the Montreal Expos chosen him out of that college within the 71st spherical of the 1969 draft. He finally made it to the large leagues with the Expos in 1973, the primary of 11 main league seasons he would play in as a speed-and-defense outfielder.
That first season noticed him get into 11 video games however largely as a pinch runner or defensive substitute, as he solely stepped to the plate as soon as. It was pretty comparable in 1974, as he obtained into 19 contests however solely obtain eight plate appearances.
He lastly obtained considerably common enjoying time in 1975, getting 159 journeys to the plate over 92 video games for Montreal that yr. He stole 5 bases however was caught six occasions and hit simply .182/.258/.238. He was saved within the minors in 1976 however carried out properly for Triple-A Denver, slashing .311/.361/.503 whereas stealing 18 bases in 24 tries.
In November of that yr, he was traded to the Cardinals alongside Steve Dunning and Pat Scanlon, with Invoice Greif, Sam Mejías and Ángel Torres going the opposite manner. Scott obtained pretty common enjoying time in St. Louis, entering into 487 video games throughout the 1977-80 seasons. He hit .258/.313/.343 in his 1,663 plate appearances and likewise swiped 77 baggage.
Halfway by means of the 1981 marketing campaign, the Playing cards traded him to the Astros for Joaquín Andújar. Scott performed a reasonably comparable function with the Astros for just a few years earlier than being launched in 1984. He returned to his unique group by signing with the Expos in June of that yr, spending a few months with them in what finally turned out to be his closing stint as a serious league participant. He completed his enjoying profession with 991 video games performed and 699 hits, together with 17 dwelling runs. He batted .249 and stole 125 bases.
After his enjoying profession ended, Scott pivoted to teaching. He labored as a minor league coach within the Phillies’ system from 1989 to 2000 and was part of the key league teaching workers in 2000 and 2001.
We at MLBTR ship our condolences to Scott’s household, associates, former teammates and coaches and all these mourning him presently.
