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32. Scott McGregor

32. Scott McGregor
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: January 18, 1954 in Inglewood, CA USA
  • Weight: 190 lbs.
  • Height: 6'1"
  • Bats: B
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: September 19, 1976
  • Final Game: April 27, 1988
  • Cy Young - 1980
  • Cy Young - 1983
 
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Playing for the Baltimore Orioles for his entire career in the Majors (1976-88), Scott McGregor was a good Starting Pitcher who may have never been an ace but was a serviceable second or third rotation guy for years.

McGregor debuted in 1976 and found a permanent home with Baltimore in 1978 when he went 15-13 over 233 Innings.  From that season until 1985, he would always have a winning record, and he was an All-Star in 1981.  In 1980, he won 20 Games, and was sixth in Cy Young voting, but the year before, he led the American League in WHIP and SO/BB, the latter being very impressive considering that he only had 81 Strikeouts.  McGregor helped Baltimore win the 1983 World Series, where he went 1-1 with an ERA of 1.06 over 17 Innings.

He was mostly ineffective in his last three years, and he retired in 1988 with a record of 138-108.  McGregor only had 904 Strikeouts, but he only walked 518 batters over 2,140.2 Innings.  That is a mark of a good control pitcher.  The Orioles inducted McGregor into their Hall of Fame in 1990.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Traded from the New York Yankees with Rick Dempsey, Tippy Martinez, Rudy May, and Dave Pagan for Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman and Grant Jackson 6/15/76.
  • Departed: Released 5/2/87.
  • Games Played: 356
  • Notable Statistics: 138 Wins
    108 Losses
    3.99 ERA
    309 Games Started
    83 Complete Games
    23 Shutouts
    24 Games Finished
    5 Saves
    2,140.2 Innings Pitched
    904 Strikeouts
    4.06 FIP
    1.291 WHIP
    1.75 SO/BB
    20.2 bWAR

    6 Playoff Games
    3 WIns
    3 Losses
    1.63 ERA
    6 Games Started
    3 Complete Games
    2 Shutouts
    49.2 Innings Pitched
    23 Strikeouts
    0.91 WHIP
    3.25 SO/BB
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (1983)
    All-Star (1981)
    Lowest WHIP (1979)
    Lowest H/9 (1979)
    Highest SO/BB (1979)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (1979, 1980, 1981 & 1982)

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