Scott Taylor (left-handed pitcher)

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83+1⁄3innings pitched (9.4 strikeouts per nine innings pitched) while posting a 4–5 record with a 3.24 ERA. [6] [7] Taylor was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 28th round of the 1988 MLB draft; [8] he signed with the team the following week. [9]

Taylor made his professional debut in 1988 with the Elmira Pioneers, a Class A Short Season affiliate of the Red Sox. [10] He was limited to just 3+2⁄3 innings due to a tender left bicep muscle. [11] He first reached the Double-A level in 1990, and the Triple-A level in 1991. [10] Taylor was a September call-up for Boston in both 1992 and 1993, appearing in four games (one start) from mid-September through the end of the season in 1992, [12] and in 16 games (all in relief) during the final month of the 1993 season. [13] In 20 total major-league appearances (one start), Taylor pitched to a 1–2 record with an ERA of 6.31; he struck out 15 batters in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched. [14]

Taylor was released by the Red Sox at the end of spring training in 1994, then underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left rotator cuff, [15] causing him to miss the 1994 season. [16] He played a final professional season in 1995, at the Triple-A level in the Pacific Coast League with the Calgary Cannons, a farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [10]

In 1999, Taylor was inducted to the athletic hall of fame of his high school in Ohio. [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Taylor's no-hitter is absent from the detailed baseball records kept by Defiance High School. [2]

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  2. ↑ Defiance HS Baseball Record Book (PDF). 2022. pp. 67–68. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via defiancecityschools.org.
  3. ↑ "Bowling Green State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball Almanac . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. 1 2 BGSU Baseball Record Book (PDF). Bowling Green State University Athletics. June 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via bgsufalcons.com.
  5. ↑ "Taylor healthy once again". The Lima News . Lima, Ohio. April 13, 1988. p. C2. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Around the campuses". The Lima News . Lima, Ohio. June 6, 1988. p. C2. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "BG's Kevin Ward on MAC first team". Sentinel Tribune . Bowling Green, Ohio. May 24, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ "Taylor signs with Red Sox". Sentinel Tribune . Bowling Green, Ohio. June 8, 1988. p. 16. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 3 "Scott Taylor Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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  12. ↑ "The 1992 BOS A Regular Season Pitching Log for Scott Taylor". Retrosheet . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ "The 1993 BOS A Regular Season Pitching Log for Scott Taylor". Retrosheet . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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Scott Taylor
Pitcher
Born: (1967-08-02) August 2, 1967 (age 56)
Defiance, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 17, 1992, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1993, for the Boston Red Sox