Scott Fletcher | |
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Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. | July 30, 1958|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1981, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1995, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .262 |
Home runs | 34 |
Runs batted in | 510 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
As player
As coach |
Scott Brian Fletcher (born July 30,1958) is an American former professional baseball player who played shortstop and second base in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995. Fletcher is related to Michael Barrett,who also played for the Chicago Cubs. [1] Fletcher graduated from Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth,Ohio,in 1976.
Fletcher was signed by the Chicago Cubs in the 1979 amateur draft and made his major league debut with the team in 1981. After two years in a limited role,the Cubs traded Fletcher to their intercity rival,the Chicago White Sox in 1983. With the emergence of Ozzie Guillén in 1985,Fletcher was traded to the Texas Rangers at the end of the 1985 season. In 1986 he hit .300 (15th best in the American League) for the Rangers and was named the American League Player of the Month for July. In 1988,Fletcher became the first professional athlete in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to earn more than $1 million a year. [2] [3] After a slow start to the 1989 season,which saw him bat only .239 through 83 games,Fletcher was traded back to the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline. Fletcher would split the remaining seasons of his career with the White Sox,Milwaukee Brewers,Boston Red Sox,and Detroit Tigers. He retired in 1995.[ citation needed ]
When reflecting on Fletcher's playing career,Bill James noted that Fletcher "didn't do anything exceptionally well" and that he mainly "filled a slot",though he ranked him the 85th best shortstop of all time. [4]
After retiring in 1995,Fletcher became the manager for the minor league Charleston RiverDogs in 1997. He later became an assistant coach at Emory University from 1999 to 2004. Fletcher became the Colorado Rockies' infield coordinator in 2009. He was hired as an assistant hitting coach to Greg Walker on October 21,2011. [5] Fletcher left the Braves at the end of the 2014 season. [6] Fletcher is currently a minor league instructor for the Detroit Tigers.
George W. Bush named his dog Spot Fetcher after Fletcher while Bush was the owner of the Texas Rangers. The dog,an English Springer Spaniel,remained with the Bushes throughout George W. Bush's term as Governor of Texas (1995–2000) but died in 2004 during Bush's first term as US President.
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