- Rodney Scott (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
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name= Rodney Scott
caption=
position=Second Baseman ,Shortstop
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 16 ,1953
city-state|Indianapolis|Indiana
deathdate=
debutdate=April 11
debutyear=1975
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
finaldate=August 21
finalyear=1982
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.236
stat2label=HR
stat2value=3
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=150
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (by|1975)
*Montreal Expos (by|1976, by|1979-by|1982)
*Oakland Athletics (by|1977)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1978)
*New York Yankees (by|1982)
highlights=
*LedNational League in triples in by|1980
*Ranked in the Top five in stolen bases in the National League from 1979-81Rodney Darrell Scott (
October 16 ,1953 ) was ainfielder inMajor League Baseball . Primarily used as asecond baseman andshortstop , Scott also playedthird base ,designated hitter andoutfield during his eight year career.Scott was known mostly for his speed, and stole 63 bases during the 1980 campaign which ranked him third in the National League. He finished with 205 career swipes.
Scott was involved in five trades during his career, including three in the span of two weeks. From
March 19 -March 29 of 1978 Scott would find himself traded from the Expos to the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics then finally theChicago Cubs . The Cubs then traded Scott back to the Expos by the end of the year.Scott finished his career with the Montreal Expos, although he never played any games for them after they signed him as a free agent for the 1983 season.
ee also
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List of Major League Baseball triples champions External links
*baseball-reference|id=s/scottro01
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