1968
Born February 2, 1968
Long Beach, CA, USA
Scott Erickson Marquee
b. February 2, 1968 · Minnesota Twins 1990–1995, Baltimore Orioles 1995–2000, 2002, New York Mets 2004, Texas Rangers 2004, Los Angeles Dodgers 2005, New York Yankees 2006
He was 20-8 with a 3.18 earned run average in 1991, finished second in the Cy Young voting and started two games of the World Series Minnesota won. He was twenty-three and in his second season. On April 27, 1994 he no-hit Milwaukee for the same club.
Fifteen seasons gave him 142 wins against 136, a 4.59 earned run average, 2,360 innings and 51 complete games. Baltimore signed him in 1995 and he threw 220 innings or more in four straight seasons there, going 16-13 in 1998.
Elbow reconstruction at thirty-two effectively finished him; he pitched parts of four more seasons for four clubs. He was never an All-Star. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1991 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1994 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | MIN | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | MIN | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | MIN | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | MIN | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | MIN | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | BAL/MIN | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | BAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | BAL | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | BAL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | BAL | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | BAL | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 2002 | BAL | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | NYM/TEX | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | LAD | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .154 |
| 2006 | NYY | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 390 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | MIN | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 113.0 | 108 | 36 | 51 | 53 | 2.87 |
| 1991 | MIN | 20 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 204.0 | 189 | 72 | 71 | 108 | 3.18 |
| 1992 | MIN | 13 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 212.0 | 197 | 80 | 83 | 101 | 3.40 |
| 1993 | MIN | 8 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 218.2 | 266 | 126 | 71 | 116 | 5.19 |
| 1994 | MIN | 8 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 144.0 | 173 | 87 | 59 | 104 | 5.44 |
| 1995 | BAL/MIN | 13 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 196.1 | 213 | 105 | 67 | 106 | 4.81 |
| 1996 | BAL | 13 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 222.1 | 262 | 124 | 66 | 100 | 5.02 |
| 1997 | BAL | 16 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 221.2 | 218 | 91 | 61 | 131 | 3.69 |
| 1998 | BAL | 16 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 251.1 | 284 | 112 | 69 | 186 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | BAL | 15 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 230.1 | 244 | 123 | 99 | 106 | 4.81 |
| 2000 | BAL | 5 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 92.2 | 127 | 81 | 48 | 41 | 7.87 |
| 2002 | BAL | 5 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 160.2 | 192 | 99 | 68 | 74 | 5.55 |
| 2004 | NYM/TEX | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.0 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 6.67 |
| 2005 | LAD | 1 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 55.1 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 6.02 |
| 2006 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7.94 |
| Career | — | 142 | 136 | 389 | 364 | 0 | 2360.2 | 2586 | 1203 | 865 | 1252 | 4.59 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Scott Erickson
Scott Erickson made a major-league debut on June 25, 1990.
1994
Scott Erickson's No-Hitter
Scott Erickson threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 27, 1994, winning 6–0.
2006
Final major-league game: Scott Erickson
Scott Erickson played a final major-league game on June 8, 2006.