George Scott | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | March 23, 1944|
Died: July 28, 2013 Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 12, 1966, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1979, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .268 |
Home runs | 271 |
Runs batted in | 1,051 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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George Charles Scott Jr. (March 23, 1944 – July 28, 2013), nicknamed "Boomer", was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1966 to 1979, most prominently for the Boston Red Sox where he was a member of the 1967 American League pennant winning team and, with the Milwaukee Brewers where he was the 1975 American League home run and RBI champion.
A three-time All-Star player, Scott was one of the most accomplished defensive first basemen of his era, winning eight Gold Glove Awards between 1967 and 1976.[1][2] During his major league career, he also played for the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees.
After his Major League career, Scott became a player-manager in the Mexican League and went on to become full-time manager in the Independent baseball league from the 1980s until 2002.[2] He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame the following year.[2][3] In 2014, he was inducted into the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor.[4]