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| Baltimore Orioles — No. 30 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 25, 1978 De Leon Springs, Florida | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 5, 2005 for the Houston Astros | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) | |
| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) De Leon Springs is a Census-designated place (CDP in Volusia County, Florida, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 273 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 105 |
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Luke Brandon Scott (born June 25, 1978 in De Leon Springs, Florida) is a major league baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) De Leon Springs is a Census-designated place (CDP in Volusia County, Florida, United States. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
For his career, Scott has a batting average of . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 291. He attended Oklahoma State University-Stillwater where he earned All-Big 12 Conference baseball honors. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. In the summer of 2000, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. History The Pre-Modern Era Falmouth has been a member of the Cape League since since its inception in the early 1900s The Cape Cod Baseball League ( CCBL) is an amateur Baseball league located on Cape Cod in the U He also played baseball at Indian River Community College. Luke spent a winter playing for a Venezuelan League where he earned the nickname "el monstruo de cuadrangular" which translates to "The Home run Monster". He spent his first professional season in 2001 at home recovering from a "Tommy John" operation on his elbow joint. [1]
Luke Scott became the first Astros' rookie to hit for the cycle, while also becoming possibly the first player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish a "reverse natural cycle" (home run, triple, double and single, in that order) on July 28, 2006. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [2] It is difficult to prove whether he was actually the first player to do so because the league only recognizes natural cycles as single, double, triple, home run. They do not consider the reverse order as a natural cycle. That feat also marked Scott's first career home run. After the completion of the 2007 season Luke will head to Venezuela to play another season in the Winter League.
Scott was traded to the Orioles as part of the trade for Miguel Tejada[3]
Luke Scott has a brother named Noah Scott. Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974 Noah played for the Bay Area Toros which is a Professional Baseball Club for Texas City, TX. When Luke was traded Noah left the Toros.
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Trivia
- Scott is fluent in Spanish, and he helped his best friend Willy Taveras learn English. Willy Taveras (born December 25, 1981 in Tenares, Dominican Republic) is a Center fielder for the Colorado Rockies.
- Gives haircuts to his teammates.
- He and Taveras used to cook for their teammates while they were in the minor leagues to give them a break from fast food.
- Writes in a journal after every at-bat, taking notes about the pitcher and his pitches
- Is an outspoken Christian who points skyward every time he gets a hit. He also wears a cross under his jersey each game.
See also
References
- ^ "FanBlog: Astros, October 12, 2006", chron. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily com
- ^ "Scott first Astros rookie to hit for cycle", mlb. com
- ^ "Tejada traded to Astros, Orioles to receive five players for former AL MVP", SI.com, 2007-12-12. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Retrieved on 2007-12-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
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