(2) MICKEY SCOTT INDEX CARD SIGNED 1972-77 ORIOLES EXPOS PSA/DNA CERT 1947-2011

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(2) MICKEY SCOTT INDEX CARD SIGNED 1972-77 ORIOLES EXPOS PSA/DNA CERT 1947-2011
Ralph Robert Scott
(July 25, 1947 – October 30, 2011) was a
left-handed specialist
pitcher
in North American
(MLB)
who played in portions of five seasons with the
Baltimore Orioles
,
Montreal Expos
and
California Angels
from 1972 to 1977. He was born in
Weimar
,
East Germany
.
Scott was selected out of
Newburgh Free Academy
by the
New York Yankees
in the 17th round (328th overall) of the
1965 Major League Baseball Draft
. He was the first
high school
baseball player drafted out of the Mid-Hudson region of the
Hudson Valley
by any MLB club. He was traded to the
Chicago White Sox
for
Pete Ward
on December 18, 1969.
He also spent nine seasons in the
Minor leagues
, mostly for the
Rochester Red Wings
of the
International League
. In 1971, he collected a 9–1 record with nine
saves
and a 3.38
earned run average
in 54 games for manager
Joe Altobelli
's pennant-winning and
Governors' Cup
winning-team. He had an even better season for Rochester in 1974, when he was 8–2 with 17 saves and a 0.99 ERA in 57 games.
In a nine-year minors career, he posted a 60–32 record with 46 saves and a 3.20 ERA in 297 pitching appearances.
He was elected to the Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1998, along with
Allie Clark
,
Frank Horton
and
Al Weber
.
Scott died in
Binghamton, New York
, at the age of 64