1955
Born April 26, 1955
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Mike Scott Marquee
On September 25, 1986 he no-hit San Francisco and Houston clinched the division with the last out, which no pitcher had done. He went 18-10 that season with a 2.22 earned run average, five shutouts and 306 strikeouts, led the league in all but the wins, and won the Cy Young Award with 15 of the 24 first-place votes.
He beat the Mets twice in that Championship Series and was its most valuable player although his club lost, which has happened only a handful of times. New York collected scuffed baseballs from his starts and showed them to reporters; nothing was ever proved and the accusation followed him out of the game.
He had gone 29-44 in five years before Roger Craig taught him the split-fingered fastball in the winter of 1984. Thirteen seasons gave him 124 wins against 108, a 3.54 earned run average, 2,068 innings and 22 shutouts. A shoulder tear finished him at thirty-six. The 1997 ballot gave him two votes of 473.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1986, 1987, 1989 |
| Player of the Week | 3 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 2 | 1986, 1989 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 1986 |
| NLCS MVP | 1 | 1986 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1989 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1986 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NYM | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | NYM | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1981 | NYM | 23 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .073 |
| 1982 | NYM | 37 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .146 |
| 1983 | HOU | 24 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .167 |
| 1984 | HOU | 31 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .128 |
| 1985 | HOU | 36 | 72 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .153 |
| 1986 | HOU | 38 | 95 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 0 | .126 |
| 1987 | HOU | 36 | 80 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | .125 |
| 1988 | HOU | 32 | 71 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .085 |
| 1989 | HOU | 33 | 75 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 0 | .133 |
| 1990 | HOU | 32 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .130 |
| 1991 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 348 | 653 | 33 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 27 | 279 | 2 | .124 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NYM | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 52.1 | 59 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 5.33 |
| 1980 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4.30 |
| 1981 | NYM | 5 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 130 | 59 | 34 | 54 | 3.90 |
| 1982 | NYM | 7 | 13 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 147.0 | 185 | 84 | 60 | 63 | 5.14 |
| 1983 | HOU | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 145.0 | 143 | 60 | 46 | 73 | 3.72 |
| 1984 | HOU | 5 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 154.0 | 179 | 80 | 43 | 83 | 4.68 |
| 1985 | HOU | 18 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 221.2 | 194 | 81 | 80 | 137 | 3.29 |
| 1986 | HOU | 18 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 275.1 | 182 | 68 | 72 | 306 | 2.22 |
| 1987 | HOU | 16 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 247.2 | 199 | 89 | 79 | 233 | 3.23 |
| 1988 | HOU | 14 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 218.2 | 162 | 71 | 53 | 190 | 2.92 |
| 1989 | HOU | 20 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 229.0 | 180 | 79 | 62 | 172 | 3.10 |
| 1990 | HOU | 9 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 205.2 | 194 | 87 | 66 | 121 | 3.81 |
| 1991 | HOU | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12.86 |
| Career | — | 124 | 108 | 347 | 319 | 3 | 2068.2 | 1858 | 813 | 627 | 1469 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Major-league debut: Mike Scott
Mike Scott made a major-league debut on April 18, 1979.
1986
Mike Scott's No-Hitter
Mike Scott threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the San Francisco Giants on September 25, 1986, winning 2–0.
1991
Final major-league game: Mike Scott
Mike Scott played a final major-league game on April 13, 1991.
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