Dick Scott

Richard Lewis Scott (March 15, 1933 – February 10, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 12 games, all in relief, in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in –. Scott threw left-handed, batted right-handed, and was listed as tall and . Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he attended Robert William Traip Academy in nearby Kittery, Maine.

Career Scott signed as an amateur free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 18, 1953, but entered the United States Army afterward A rough outing against the Cardinals one day later inflated his earned run average to 13.50, and he would appear in only nine total games as a Dodger, the last on July 21. He also spent part of 1963 at Triple-A Spokane.

On December 13, 1963, Los Angeles traded Scott to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for veteran southpaw relief pitcher Jim Brewer and catcher Cuno Barragan. It was a shrewd deal for the Dodgers: Brewer would pitch for them into as a key member of their bullpen. Scott, meanwhile, appeared in only three midsummer 1964 games for the Cubs, spent most of the season at Triple-A Salt Lake City, and left baseball at the end of the campaign.

In his 12 MLB games, Scott did not record a decision but earned two saves. He permitted 27 hits, four bases on balls, and 15 earned runs in 16 innings pitched, with seven strikeouts. His career ERA was 8.27.

A longtime resident of Thomasville, Georgia, Scott died February 10, 2020, at age 86 in Carrollton, Georgia.