Russ Scarritt | |
Position: | Left fielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | January 14, 1903 |
Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Death Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 18 |
Debutyear: | 1929 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 25 |
Finalyear: | 1932 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .285 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 3 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 120 |
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Stephen Russell Mallory Scarritt (January 14, 1903 – December 4, 1994) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox (1929–1931) and Philadelphia Phillies (1933). Listed at, 165 lb, Scarritt batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Pensacola, Florida, he attended University of Florida.
In a four-season career, Scarritt was a .285 hitter (296-for-1037) with three home runs and 120 RBI in 285 games, including119 runs, 44 doubles, 25 triples and a 17 stolen bases. In 265 outfield appeared, he collected a .956 fielding percentage (28 errors in 631 chances).
Scarritt died at the age of 91 in his home town of Pensacola, Florida.