Scott McGregor
With a deceptive motion that hid his pitching arm until the last second, southpaw Scott McGregor kept batters off-balance with his curveball and won 138 games, all for the Baltimore Orioles. Especially tough on left-handed batters, McGregor teamed with veteran Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Mike Boddicker and Storm Davis to form a talented Oriole pitching staff in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Played For
Baltimore Orioles (1976-1988)
Best Season: 1980
His 1983 season was just as good, and maybe better. He won 20 games for the only time in 1980.
Description
If you watch him warm up, you feel like grabbing a bat and running up to home plate. Many batters do exactly that, then grumble and mumble after he beats them." — from the 1984 Scouting Report
Scouting Report
"…throws a fastball that does not reach 85 MPH, a fair curve, a so-so slider and an excellent change." — from the 1984 Scouting Report
Born
Scott Houston McGregor was born on January 18, 1954, in Inglewood, CA.
Batted: Both
Threw: Left
Primary Position: P
Primary Team: BAL
College: Loyola Marymount
Major League Debut
September 19, 1976
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Joaquin Andujar
Mark Fidrych
Similar Players
Larry Gura
Related Players
Mike Flanagan, Jim Palmer, Rick Dempsey
| Hall of Fame Voting |
| Year |
Election |
Votes |
Pct |
| 1994 |
BBWAA |
0 |
% |
|
Post-Season Appearances
1979 American League Championship Series
1979 World Series
1983 American League Championship Series
1983 World Series
The Pitches He Threw
See scouting report.
Post-Season Notes
Flanagan tossed two post-season shutouts, in his forst playoff start in 1979 against the Angels, and his last post-season appearance, in Game Five of the 1983 World Series against the Phillies. He fashioned a 1.63 ERA in six post-season starts, but got little run support and was just 3-3.
Transactions
Traded by the New York Yankees with Rick Dempsey, Tippy Martinez, Rudy May, and Dave Pagan to the Baltimore Orioles for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Grant Jackson, Ellie Hendricks, and Jimmy Freeman.
This deal was one of the worst the yankees made in the 1970s, and maybe the worst over all when you factor long-term performance. Not only did Flanagan emerge as a solid #3 starter on a very good staff, but Dempsey was a valuable catcher and team leader for Baltimore, and Tippy Martinez was solid out of the pen for years.
All-Star Selections
1981 AL
Best Strength as a Player
Command of his off-speed pitches.
Largest Weakness as a Player
He was prone to giving up the long ball.
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