Russ Scarritt | |
Position: | Left fielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | January 14, 1903 |
Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Death Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 18 |
Debutyear: | 1929 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 25 |
Finalyear: | 1932 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .285 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 3 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 120 |
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Stephen Russell Mallory Scarritt (January 14, 1903 – December 4, 1994) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox (1929–1931) and Philadelphia Phillies (1933). Listed at, 165 lb, Scarritt batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Pensacola, Florida, he attended University of Florida.
In a four-season career, Scarritt was a .285 hitter (296-for-1037) with three home runs and 120 RBI in 285 games, including119 runs, 44 doubles, 25 triples and a 17 stolen bases. In 265 outfield appeared, he collected a .956 fielding percentage (28 errors in 631 chances).
Scarritt died at the age of 91 in his home town of Pensacola, Florida.