1963
Born July 31, 1963
Raleigh, NC, USA
Scott Bankhead Notable
b. July 31, 1963 · Kansas City Royals 1986, Seattle Mariners 1987–1991, Cincinnati Reds 1992, Boston Red Sox 1993–1994, New York Yankees 1995
Scott Bankhead played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1986 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1995. His longest stay was with the Seattle Mariners, from 1987 to 1991.
He went 57 and 48 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 901 innings in 267 games. He struck out 614 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 267 games he batted .222, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Raleigh, NC, USA on July 31, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | KCR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | SEA | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | SEA | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | SEA | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | SEA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | SEA | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CIN | 54 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
| 1993 | BOS | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | BOS | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 267 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | KCR | 8 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 121.0 | 121 | 62 | 37 | 94 | 4.61 |
| 1987 | SEA | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 149.1 | 168 | 90 | 37 | 95 | 5.42 |
| 1988 | SEA | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 135.0 | 115 | 46 | 38 | 102 | 3.07 |
| 1989 | SEA | 14 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 210.1 | 187 | 78 | 63 | 140 | 3.34 |
| 1990 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 11.08 |
| 1991 | SEA | 3 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 60.2 | 73 | 33 | 21 | 28 | 4.90 |
| 1992 | CIN | 10 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 70.2 | 57 | 23 | 29 | 53 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 59 | 25 | 29 | 47 | 3.50 |
| 1994 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 4.54 |
| 1995 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 44 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 57 | 48 | 267 | 110 | 1 | 901.0 | 876 | 418 | 289 | 614 | 4.18 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Scott Bankhead
Scott Bankhead made a major-league debut on May 25, 1986.
1995
Final major-league game: Scott Bankhead
Scott Bankhead played a final major-league game on July 18, 1995.
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