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George Charles Scott, Jr. (born March 23, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1966-71, 1977-79), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-75), Kansas City Royals (1979) and New York Yankees (1979). He batted and threw right-handed.

Scott was a 3-time All-Star in the American League in 1966, 1975 & 1977, starting the 1966 Mid-Summer Classic and homering in 1977. Scott hit over 20 homeruns 6 times in his career, tying Reggie Jackson for the American League lead in 1975 with a career-high 36 and pacing the league in Rbi's that same season with 109. Known for his glovework at 1b, Scott was awarded the Gold Glove for fielding excellence in the American League for 8 seasons (1967-68 and 1971-1976).

Career

In a 14-year career, Scott posted a .268 batting average with 271 home runs and 1051 RBI in 2034 games. His nickname was 'Boomer' and he called his bat black beauty

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3-time All-Star (1966, 1975, 1977)
8-time Gold Glove Award (1967-68, 1971-76)
Twice top 10 American League MVP (1967, 10th; 1975, 8th)
Led AL in home runs (1975)
Twice led AL in total bases (1973, 1975)

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