John Scott (1970s outfielder)
Major League Baseball outfielder
John Henry Scott (born January 24, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played in parts of three seasons. He played with the San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1975 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977, appearing in 118 career games.
Playing career
San Diego Padres (1974-1975)
Scott was selected by the San Diego Padres with the second overall pick in the 1970 MLB draft. He made his Major League debut with the Padres on September 7, 1974, going 0 for 1 in a game against the Houston Astros.
On September 25, Scott collected his first career hit, a single off Mike Caldwell, then of the San Francisco Giants. Scott finished the 1974 season with a .067 batting average having appeared in only 14 games.
He opened the 1975 season with the Padres, but was used almost exclusively as a pinch-runner or pinch-hitter. In a pinch-running assignment on April 15, he stole second and third, and scored the tying run in an eventual 2-1 win for the Padres. These were the only two ML stolen bases of the year for Scott. Scott appeared in 25 games with the 1975 Padres, going hitless through nine at-bats, and only appeared in one game as a fielder, playing three innings in center field on April 22 with no chances.
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