Ed Scott (baseball scout)
Edward Scott Sr. (October 17, 1917 – January 11, 2010) was an American
Baseball Hall of Famer and future home run king, to Aaron's first professional contract for the Indianapolis Clowns
.
Early life
Scott was born in
minor league baseball in 1946, and in MLB the following year, by Jackie Robinson
. But the 16 Major League teams were slow to integrate and the Negro Leagues were still operating when Scott's scouting career began.
Hank Aaron signing
According to Ed Scott Jr., his father discovered the teenaged Aaron playing in a Mobile
Boston Braves. Aaron would go on to play 23 big-league seasons, and shatter (in 1974) Babe Ruth's all-time record with 755 home runs over his career. (Aaron currently stands second, all time, to Barry Bonds
.)
Red Sox signings
Scott spent four decades with the Red Sox as a scout, beginning in the early 1960s. Among the players he signed for Boston were George Scott (no relation), Oil Can Boyd and Amos Otis, who was drafted out of the Boston system as a minor-league prospect by the New York Mets. Ed Scott was still listed as a scouting consultant by the Red Sox in 2001.[4] His son Alex also was a Boston area scout based in Mobile during the 1990s.
Personal life and death
Also an accomplished golfer, Scott was inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He died in Mobile at age 92 on January 11, 2010.
References
- ^ Mobile Press-Register, January 17, 2010
- ^ "Longtime scout ed Scott Sr., who discovered Hank Aaron, passes away at 92 - Forums". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ Mobile Press-Register, January 14, 2010
- ^ Boston Red Sox 2001 Media Guide, page 419