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Russ Scarritt

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Russ Scarritt
Left fielder
Born: (1903-01-14)January 14, 1903
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died: December 4, 1994(1994-12-04) (aged 91)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 18, 1929, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 25, 1932, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.285
Home runs3
Runs batted in120
Teams

Stephen Russell Mallory Scarritt (January 14, 1903 – December 4, 1994) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1929 through 1932 for the Boston Red Sox (1929–1931) and Philadelphia Phillies (1933). Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 165 lb, Scarritt batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Pensacola, Florida, he attended University of Florida.

In a four-season career, Scarritt was a .285 hitter (296-for-1037) with three home runs and 120 RBI in 285 games, including 119 runs, 44 doubles, 25 triples and a 17 stolen bases. In 265 outfield appeared, he collected a .956 fielding percentage (28 errors in 631 chances).

Scarritt died at the age of 91 in his home town of Pensacola, Florida.

Milestone

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  • In 1929, Scarrit hit 17 triples, setting a record for a Red Sox rookie during a regular season that still stands.
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