Gary Thomas Scott (born August 22, 1968), is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1991 and 1992.

Gary Scott
Third baseman
Born: (1968-08-22) August 22, 1968 (age 56)
New Rochelle, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1991, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1992, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.160
Home runs3
Runs batted in16
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A native of New Rochelle, New York, Scott attended Pelham Memorial High School.[1] At Pelham, he was the basketball team's all-time leading scorer and the quarterback of the football team.[2] He received no scholarship offers to play college baseball but received several scholarship offers from NCAA Division I basketball programs.[1][2] It was during a recruiting trip to Drexel that he decided to contact the baseball coach at nearby Villanova University about walking on to the baseball team.[1][2]

He played college baseball at Villanova, where he was named to the 1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament all-tournament team.[3] In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 1988 to play for the Falmouth Commodores.[4] He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the second round of the 1989 MLB Draft.

In each of his two major league seasons, Scott was the opening day third baseman for Chicago, but in each case he was back in the minor leagues within a few weeks. In 1991, Scott batted .165 until May 14, when the Cubs sent him down. On April 20, 1992, he was batting .103 when he cracked a grand slam at Wrigley Field. He was then sent down three games later. Scott was called up a few more times during that year but never reached the majors again, continuing to play in the minor leagues until 1996 before retiring.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kern, Mike (April 30, 1987). "Scott Helps Baseball Team Blast Off at 'Nova". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 85. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Travers, Bill (March 31, 1991). "Cub third sacker is no slacker". Daily News. p. 59. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  3. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 66. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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