| Scott Garrelts | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | October 2 |
| Debutyear: | 1982 |
| Debutteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | June 10 |
| Finalyear: | 1991 |
| Finalteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 69–53 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.29 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 703 |
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Scott William Garrelts (born October 30, 1961) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1982 to 1991. Garrelts's best year as a Giant came during the 1989 season, when he went 14-5 with a 2.28 ERA, leading his team to the World Series against their Bay Area rivals, the Oakland Athletics.
Garrelts attended high school at Buckley Loda High School in Buckley, Illinois.[1]
Garrelts was the Giants' lone All-Star in 1985, a season in which he led the team in wins and ERA, and had streak of 24 consecutive scoreless innings, all as a reliever. In 1986, he was second on the Giants in wins and strikeouts. Garrelts missed the final month of the 1987 season with a broken finger tip, but still finished second on the Giants in saves, a stat in which he led the team in 1988. He missed a month of the 1989 season with a pulled hamstring. During the season, Garrelts switched from the bullpen to a starting role and led the N.L. in ERA. He was second on the Giants in wins and strikeouts in 1990.
On July 29, 1990, Garrelts took a no-hitter into the ninth inning at home against the Cincinnati Reds, which was broken up by Paul O'Neill, with a two-out single over shortstop Jose Uribe's head.[2]
While with the Giants, Garrelts and teammates Dave Dravecky, Atlee Hammaker, and Jeff Brantley became known as the "God Squad" because of their strong Christian faith. Foregoing the hard-partying lifestyle of many of their teammates, they preferred to hold Bible studies in their hotel rooms while on the road.[3]