Background
He was born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina.
He was born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina.
Wake Forest University.
Scarborough batted and threw right-handed. A Wake Forest graduate, Scarborough was used sparingly by the Washington Senators before World World War World War II After spending two years in the military service, he developed into a reliable starter. His most productive season came in 1948, when he had a 15–8 mark and recorded a 2.82 European Research Area, being only surpassed by Gene Bearden (243).
On September 28, 1949, Scarborough ended Ted Williams" streak of most consecutive games reaching base safely at 84 games.
After winning 12 games for the Boston Red Sox in 1951, Scarborough was purchased by the New York Yankees in the 1952 midseason, as he went 5–1 during New York"s successful pennant drive en route to the 1952 World Series. He played for the Yankees and Detroit Tigers in 1953, his last major league season.
Scarborough often received attention from the press in New York and Boston due to his off-season work as a pickle salesman for the Mountain. Olive Pickle Company in Mount Olive, North Carolina One newspaper called him the "Pickle Peddling Pitcher", and others ran cartoons showing him dunking opposing players in pickle barrels.
Following his playing career, Scarborough moved to Mount Olive, North Carolina, where he opened an oil and supply company.
Later he scouted for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers organizations, and also helped establish a baseball program at Mount Olive College. He spent the first part of the 1968 season on the Orioles" MLB coaching staff Scarborough"s grandson Garrett Blackwelder played basketball at East Carolina University from 1996 to 2000 and holds several shooting records.
Scarborough died in Mount Olive, North Carolina, at the age of 64.