George Scott Notable

b. March 23, 1944 · Boston Red Sox 1966–1971, 1977–1979, Milwaukee Brewers 1972–1976, Kansas City Royals 1979, New York Yankees 1979

George Scott played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1966 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1979.

He collected 1,992 hits over 2,034 games, batting .268 with 1,051 runs batted in. He finished with 271 home runs, 306 doubles, 60 triples, 699 walks and 69 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs once, in 1975, with 36. He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1975, with 109. He played 1,773 games at first base, with 15,405 putouts and 165 errors. He turned 1,480 double plays. He also played 219 games at third base.

He took eight Gold Gloves, between 1967 and 1976. He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1966 and 1977.

He was born in Greenville, MS, USA on March 23, 1944, and died on July 28, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1966, 1975, 1977
Gold Glove	8	1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Player of the Week	2	1975, 1976

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1966	BOS	162	601	73	147	18	7	27	90	65	152	4	.245
1967	BOS	159	565	74	171	21	7	19	82	63	119	10	.303
1968	BOS	124	350	23	60	14	0	3	25	26	88	3	.171
1969	BOS	152	549	63	139	14	5	16	52	61	74	4	.253
1970	BOS	127	480	50	142	24	5	16	63	44	95	4	.296
1971	BOS	146	537	72	141	16	4	24	78	41	102	0	.263
1972	MIL	152	578	71	154	24	4	20	88	43	130	16	.266
1973	MIL	158	604	98	185	30	4	24	107	61	94	9	.306
1974	MIL	158	604	74	170	36	2	17	82	59	90	9	.281
1975	MIL	158	617	86	176	26	4	36	109	51	97	6	.285
1976	MIL	156	606	73	166	21	5	18	77	53	118	0	.274
1977	BOS	157	584	103	157	26	5	33	95	57	112	1	.269
1978	BOS	120	412	51	96	16	4	12	54	44	86	1	.233
1979	BOS/KCR/NYY	105	346	46	88	20	4	6	49	31	61	2	.254
Career	—	2034	7433	957	1992	306	60	271	1051	699	1418	69	.268

On this day & linked events

1944

Born March 23, 1944

Greenville, MS, USA

2013

Died July 28, 2013

1966

Major-league debut: George Scott

George Scott made a major-league debut on April 12, 1966.

1979

Final major-league game: George Scott

George Scott played a final major-league game on September 27, 1979.

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