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Rodney Scott Notable

b. October 16, 1953 · Kansas City Royals 1975, Montreal Expos 1976, 1979–1982, Oakland Athletics 1977, Chicago Cubs 1978, New York Yankees 1982

Rodney Scott played for five clubs across eight seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1975 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1982.

Across 690 games he batted .236, with 504 hits and 316 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 43 doubles and 205 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1980, with 13. He played 443 games at second base, with 1,197 assists and 47 errors. He turned 222 double plays. He also played 153 games at shortstop.

He was born in Indianapolis, IN, USA on October 16, 1953. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1975 KCR 4815131 000 0134 .067
1976 MON 71034 000 0112 .400
1977 OAK 1333645695 440 20435033 .261
1978 CHC 782274164 510 15434127 .282
1979 MON 15156269134 1253 42668239 .238
1980 MON 15456784127 13130 46707563 .224
1981 MON 953364369 930 26503530 .205
1982 MON/NYY 2451710 000 1747 .196
Career 6902132316504 43263 150281291205 .236

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1953

Born October 16, 1953

Indianapolis, IN, USA