Scott
Cary
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 173
 
Born: April 11, 1923 in Usa, IN, KENDALLVILLE
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 24 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1948 25 DET AL   7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1949 26 DET AL   7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1950 27 TAM AL   7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1951 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1952 29 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1953 30 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1954 31 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1955 32 TAM AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1956 33 TAM AL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1957 34 TAM AL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 24 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 25 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 26 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 27 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 31 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 32 TAM AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 33 TAM AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 34 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 24 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 15 5 0 4 4 3.07 .259 .306 .293 .600 1.3
    AAA   9 7 .563 25 25 2 0 0 174.3 191 84 28 55 89 4.34 .280 .334 .468 .803  
1948 25 AAA   3 6 .333 13 13 0 0 0 83.3 98 33 11 32 45 3.56 .287 .349 .425 .774  
1949 26 AAA   9 18 .333 30 30 3 0 0 191.3 216 99 30 86 80 4.66 .283 .355 .453 .808  
1950 27 AAA   8 11 .421 24 24 5 2 0 163.3 205 76 20 59 84 4.19 .303 .359 .442 .800  
    AA   1 3 .250 5 5 1 0 0 35.3 36 11 1 14 20 2.80 .271 .340 .338 .678  
1951 28 TAM AL 1 2 .333 27 3 0 0 0 11.3 17 5 1 5 4 3.97 .354 .407 .438 .845 0.7
    AAA   4 9 .308 16 16 2 0 0 101.7 118 52 15 26 57 4.60 .286 .329 .461 .790  
1952 29 TAM AL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 12.7 7 1 1 1 4 0.71 .156 .174 .244 .418 2.1
1953 30 TAM AL 1 3 .250 20 0 0 0 1 22.3 31 14 4 9 9 5.64 .330 .385 .521 .906 0.0
1954 31 TAM AL 1 3 .250 44 0 0 0 4 68.7 59 26 6 32 21 3.41 .234 .321 .337 .658 5.0
1955 32 TAM AL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 3 13.7 13 7 1 5 5 4.61 .250 .310 .365 .676 1.4
    AAA   0 5 .000 57 0 0 0 3 52.3 68 34 9 20 22 5.85 .318 .376 .523 .899  
1956 33 TAM AL 0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 2 4.3 7 2 0 1 2 4.16 .389 .421 .556 .977 0.1
1957 34 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 5 1 1 1 0 13.7 10 3 0 5 2 1.98 .204 .278 .265 .543 1.5
    AA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 8.7 8 2 0 1 4 2.08 .235 .257 .324 .581  
8 Years Sim 5 11 .313 126 6 1 1 10 161.3 159 63 13 62 51 3.52 .258 .325 .365 .690 12.0
6 Years AAA 33 56 .371 165 108 12 2 3 766.3 896 378 113 278 377 4.44 .290 .349 .457 .805  
2 Years AA 1 3 .250 10 5 1 0 0 44.0 44 13 1 15 24 2.66 .263 .324 .335 .660  
8 Years Minors 34 59 .366 175 113 13 2 3 810.3 940 391 114 293 401 4.34 .289 .347 .451 .798  
Season Average 0 1 .000 15 0 0 0 1 20.2 19 7 1 7 6 3.52 .258 .325 .365 .690  
Career Highs 1 3 1.000 44 3 1 1 4 68.7 59 26 6 32 21 5.64 .389 .421 .556 .977  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   101 46 10 40 36   .249 .316 .369 .686
vs LH   58 17 3 22 15   .276 .345 .357 .702
Home 3 0 1.000 60 3 1 1 8 78.7 78 24 6 24 24 2.75 .259 .314 .349 .663
Away 2 11 .154 66 3 0 0 2 82.6 81 39 7 38 27 4.25 .257 .337 .381 .718
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 18 1 1 1 3 31.6 27 13 2 10 9 3.70 .229 .289 .339 .628
May 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 10.7 7 2 0 8 4 1.69 .194 .341 .222 .563
June 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 11.3 8 2 0 3 6 1.59 .190 .244 .262 .506
July 0 3 .000 13 0 0 0 0 21.7 17 6 2 7 3 2.49 .224 .289 .316 .605
August 1 2 .333 29 0 0 0 2 28.0 34 15 3 11 13 4.82 .288 .349 .407 .756
Sep/Oct 3 4 .429 45 5 0 0 5 58.0 66 25 6 23 16 3.88 .292 .357 .416 .773
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 24 DET AL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0
1948 25 AAA   2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1949 26 AAA   3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
1951 28 TAM AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1953 30 TAM AL 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1954 31 TAM AL 44 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.2 0.0
1955 32 TAM AL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 34 TAM AL 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 109 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .087 .087 .087 .174 -0.8 0.0
2 Years AAA 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0  
162 Game Average 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .087 .087 .087 .174 -1.2  
Career Highs 44 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
vs LH   4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Home 35 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Away 52 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
RISP   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Sep/Oct 26 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 24 DET AL P 2 2 14.7 2 4 1 1 .857 3.68    
1951 28 TAM AL P 27 3 11.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.59    
1952 29 TAM AL P 10 0 12.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.55    
1953 30 TAM AL P 20 0 22.3 0 7 0 3 1.000 2.82    
1954 31 TAM AL P 44 0 68.7 2 19 0 3 1.000 2.75    
1955 32 TAM AL P 11 0 13.7 3 2 0 1 1.000 3.29    
1956 33 TAM AL P 7 0 4.3 0 1 0 1 1.000 2.08    
1957 34 TAM AL P 5 1 13.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.64    
Career Totals   126 6 161.3 8 43 1 9 .981 2.85    
Career Highs   44 3 68.7 3 19 1 3 1.000 3.68    
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1947
Injured on 4/28/1947 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/30/1947, off Mel Parnell (BOS)
Earned first career win on 9/30/1947
Injured on 5/5/1948 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 7/30/1949 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1950 (Going to DET: SS Snuffy Stirnweiss. Going to TAM: P Bob Porterfield, P Scott Cary, 3B Ellis Clary, RF Johnny Hopp)
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/27/1955 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1957 (Going to PIT: C Faye Throneberry, C Andy Seminick, P Scott Cary. Going to TAM: C Stan Lopata, 3B Joe Garagiola)
Released by Pittsburgh on 10/16/1957