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George Charles Scott
Boston Red Sox
Third Base-First Base
Born: March 23, 1944, Greenville, MS
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, May 28, 1962
Major League Teams: Boston Red Sox 1966-71; Milwaukee Brewers 1972-76; Boston Red Sox 1977-79; Kansas City Royals 1979; New York Yankees 1979
World Series Appearances: Boston Red Sox 1967
Died: July 28, 2013, Greenville, MS (age 69)
A baseball lifer, George "Boomer" Scott played baseball professionally for 23 seasons, with 14 years in the majors, and then turned to managing in the Mexican and Independent baseball leagues between 1980 and 2002. Scott finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1966, and also made his first of three All-Star teams. As a slick-fielding first baseman, he helped guide the Red Sox to the 1967 American League pennant and he'd win his first of eight Gold Gloves that season. Scott's best seasons came after a ten-player deal sent him to the Brewers in October 1971. Statistically, his career year came in 1973 when he batted .306 with 24 home runs and 107 RBIs while compiling a career-best 6.7 bWAR. Scott led the American League in home runs (36) and RBIs (109) in 1975, while winning yet another Gold Glove.
Died: July 28, 2013, Greenville, MS (age 69)
A baseball lifer, George "Boomer" Scott played baseball professionally for 23 seasons, with 14 years in the majors, and then turned to managing in the Mexican and Independent baseball leagues between 1980 and 2002. Scott finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1966, and also made his first of three All-Star teams. As a slick-fielding first baseman, he helped guide the Red Sox to the 1967 American League pennant and he'd win his first of eight Gold Gloves that season. Scott's best seasons came after a ten-player deal sent him to the Brewers in October 1971. Statistically, his career year came in 1973 when he batted .306 with 24 home runs and 107 RBIs while compiling a career-best 6.7 bWAR. Scott led the American League in home runs (36) and RBIs (109) in 1975, while winning yet another Gold Glove.
Overall, he collected at least 20 home runs in six different seasons, and drove in at least 75 runs in nine different seasons. Scott moved to the Mexican League in 1980, playing until 1984 was a player-manager with three different teams. In the majors, and in 2,034 games, Scott batted .268 with 1,992 hits, 271 home runs and 1,051 RBIs. He coached for several independent baseball teams until the early 2000s. Scott was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006, and posthumously into the Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor in 2014.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 40th of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little less than $2.
The Card / Red Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
I'm admittedly not very good at identifying old baseball stadiums, but even I can recognize the Yankee Stadium facade behind Scott in this picture. A decade after this photo was taken, Scott would wrap up his time in the majors by playing in 16 games with the Yankees in 1979. The cartoon on the back highlights Scott's six hits in the 1967 World Series, and that would be the only postseason action of his career.
Accuracy Index: Scott's card earns a solid +5.
1969 Season
Third baseman Joe Foy (#93) was taken by the Royals in the 1968 expansion draft, leading manager Dick Williams (#349) to move Scott over to the hot corner for the start of the 1969 season. Scott fielded his new position relatively well, but struggled early in the season at the plate. By the end of the season, he was playing more at first base than third. In 152 games, Scott batted .253 with 16 home runs and 52 RBIs.
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First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #558
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15): 1966-80
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2006 Fleer Greats of the Game Nickname Greats #NG-GS
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 124 in the Beckett online database as of 3/16/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
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