Scott Brow Explained

Scott Brow
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:17 March 1969
Birth Place:Butte, Montana, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 28
Debutyear:1993
Debutteam:Toronto Blue Jays
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 31
Finalyear:1998
Finalteam:Arizona Diamondbacks
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:3–4
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:6.06
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:58
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Scott John Brow (born March 17, 1969) is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from to . He primarily pitched middle relief, but he did start four games in his major league career, three of which were in his rookie season. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, and also graduated from the University of Washington, where he played college baseball for the Huskies from 1988 - 1990.[1] Brow won the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. Brow was additionally a member of the inaugural Arizona Diamondbacks .

Professional career

Brow played in 59 games during his Major League career, 42 of them with the Toronto Blue Jays. He had a career record of 3–4 with a 6.06 ERA, while earning two saves. Brow struck out 58 batters, and pitched 107 career innings.

Brow was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1990 MLB Draft in the seventh round (204th overall), and signed with the team on June 26, 1990. He worked his way through the Blue Jays farm system, and made his Major League Baseball debut on April 28, 1993, as a starting pitcher against the Kansas City Royals. In his first game, Brow pitched six innings, allowing four runs as he took the loss in a 5-3 Royals victory. On October 3, the last game of the regular season for the Blue Jays, Brow earned his first career victory, pitching six innings and allowing four runs in an 11–6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Overall, Brow finished the season with a 1–1 record with a 6.00 ERA in six games, starting three of them. In the postseason, the Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series.

In 1994, the Blue Jays used Brow in the bullpen, as in 18 games, he was 0–3 with a 5.90 ERA and two saves in 29 innings pitched. On May 21, Brow earned his first career save, pitching 0.2 innings of scoreless baseball in a 9–7 win over the Cleveland Indians. Brow ran into injury problems in the 1995 season, and spent the entire season with the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League, the Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate. He returned to Toronto for the 1996 season, where he played in 18 games, starting one of them, and had a 1–0 record with a 5.59 ERA in 38.2 innings pitched.

On September 30, 1996, Brow was claimed off of waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Blue Jays. He spent the 1997 season with Atlanta's Triple-A affiliate, the Richmond Braves of the International League. After the season, Brow became a free agent, and on December 18, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Brow began the 1998 season with the Diamondbacks, and pitched an inning in their inaugural game on March 31, allowing a run in a 9–2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Brow played in 17 games with Arizona, going 1–0 with a 7.17 ERA in 21.1 innings pitched.

On June 3, the Diamondbacks traded Brow to the New York Yankees for Willie Banks, but Brow did not play in any more MLB games, as with the Yankees, he spent time with their Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers of the International League. In 1999, Brow played with the Edmonton Trappers of the Pacific Coast League, the Anaheim Angels' Triple-A affiliate, before retiring.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Washington Baseball Players Who Made It to a Major League Baseball Team. Baseball-Almanac.com. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20051202092907/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_washington_baseball_players.shtml. live. 2005-12-02.