Anthony Scott is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 outfielder

Outfielder

Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

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Montreal Expos

Scott was drafted by the Montreal Expos

Montreal Expos

The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...

 in the 71st round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft

1969 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The Washington Senators tabbed slugging outfielder Jeff Burroughs of Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA as the nation's number one pick...

. After five seasons in their farm system, he received a September call-up to the Expos in . He was brought into eleven games, all as a pinch runner

Pinch runner

A pinch runner is a baseball player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base. In the typical case, the pinch runner is faster or otherwise more skilled at base-running than the player for whom the pinch runner has been substituted...

, and received only one at-bat. In which, he struck out.

After repeating the same formula with Scott in , the Expos named him their starting centerfielder in . He batted .191 with eleven runs batted in and no home runs through the All-Star

All-star

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 break, and was replaced in center by Pepe Mangual

Pepe Mangual

José Manuel "Pepe" Mangual Guilbe is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.-External links:...

 for the rest of the season. He spent all of with the triple A Denver Bears, with whom he batted .311, and after the season, he was traded with Steve Dunning

Steve Dunning

Steven John Dunning is a former professional baseball player who played seven seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, California Angels, Montreal Expos, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball...

 and Pat Scanlon to the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 for Bill Greif

Bill Greif

William Briley Greif is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1971–76, for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals.- Astros :...

, Ángel Torres

Angel Torres

Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw left-handed. Torres had a 0-0 record, with a 2.16 ERA, in five games, in his one year career. He was signed by the St...

 and Sam Mejías

Sam Mejías

Samuel Elías Mejías [may-hee'-ahs] is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the St. Louis Cardinals , Montreal Expos , Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds . Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Mejías batted and threw right-handed...

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St. Louis Cardinals

Scott enjoyed moderate success with the Cards, as he batted .291 with three home runs and 41 RBIs sharing playing time with Jerry Mumphrey

Jerry Mumphrey

Jerry Wayne Mumphrey is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals , San Diego Padres , New York Yankees , Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs ....

 his first season in St. Louis. After falling into a fourth outfielder role in , he was given the starting centerfield

Centerfield

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 job in . He responded by hitting six home runs while driving in 68 runs

Run (baseball)

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 and stealing 37 bases, all career highs. On June 7, Scott was traded even up to the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 for Joaquín Andújar

Joaquín Andújar

Joaquín Andújar is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who became one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals in the mid-80s.-Early years:...

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Houston Astros

Scott batted .293 and provided a steady glove in centerfield in the spacious Astrodome his first season in Houston. He was the starting centerfielder again in , but after batting .239 with one home run and 29 RBIs, he was relegated to a fourth outfielder role in . He was released in June with a .190 batting average

Batting average

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, and caught on with the Montreal Expos for the rest of the season.

Career stats

In , Scott batted .360 in 51 games with the Winter Haven Super Sox

Winter Haven Super Sox

The Winter Haven Super Sox were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club featured future Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins as part of its pitching staff. In the league's inaugural season, the Super Sox struggled and went...

 of the Senior Professional Baseball Association

Senior Professional Baseball Association

The Senior Professional Baseball Association was a winter baseball league based in Florida for players age 35 and over . The league began play in 1989 and had eight teams in two divisions and a 72 game schedule...

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