Background
He was born in Weimar, East Germany.
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 European Research Area in 57 games.
In a nine-year minors career, he posted a 60–32 record with 46 saves and a 3.20 European Research Area in 297 pitching appearances. He was elected to the Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1998, along with Allie Clark, Frank Horton and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Weber.
Scott died in Binghamton, New York, at the age of 64.