Scott Cary | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1923 |
Birth Place: | Kendallville, Indiana |
Death Place: | Coldwater, Michigan |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 1 |
Debutyear: | 1947 |
Debutteam: | Washington Senators |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 17 |
Finalyear: | 1947 |
Finalteam: | Washington Senators |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 3–1 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 5.93 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 25 |
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Scott Russell Cary (April 11, 1923 – February 28, 2011), Nicknamed "Red", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in 1947. He went 3–1 with a 5.93 earned run average in 23 games as a pitcher, starting 3 games.
Cary was one of 10 children born to John and Ruby (Riehm) Cary. He was the ace for City Light in 1943, a semipro baseball team in Fort Wayne that also included future Major League Baseball pitchers Harley Hisner and Ned Garver.[1] On January 19, 1946, he married Mary Hurley in Sturgis; they raised six children on a farm in East Gilead.He was inducted into the Fort Wayne Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977. He was a baseball coach for the Bronson Little League and the Babe Ruth Baseball programs.