Scott William Garrelts (born October 30, 1961) is a former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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who played for the
San Francisco Giants
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from
1982 to
1991
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. Garrelts's best year as a Giant came during the
1989 season, when he went 14-5 with a 2.28 ERA, leading his team to the
World Series
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against their
Bay Area rivals
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, the
Oakland Athletics.
High school and minors
Garrelts attended high school at Buckley Loda High School in
Buckley, Illinois
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.
Major League career
Garrelts was the Giants' lone All-Star in
1985
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, a
season
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in which he led the team in wins and ERA, and had streak of 24 consecutive scoreless innings, all as a reliever. In
1986
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, he was second on the Giants in wins and strikeouts. Garrelts missed the final month of the
1987 season with a broken finger tip, but still finished second on the Giants in saves, a stat in which he led the team in
1988
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. He missed a month of the 1989 season with a pulled hamstring. During the season, Garrelts switched from the bullpen to a starting role and led the N.L. in ERA. He was second on the Giants in wins and strikeouts in
1990
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.
On July 29, 1990, Garrelts took a no-hitter into the ninth inning at home against the
Cincinnati Reds, which was broken up by
Paul O'Neill, with a two-out single over shortstop
Jose Uribe
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's head.
While with the Giants, Garrelts and teammates
Dave Dravecky
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,
Atlee Hammaker
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, and
Jeff Brantley
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Early care ...
became known as the "God Squad" because of their strong
Christian faith
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. Foregoing the hard-partying lifestyle of many of their teammates, they preferred to hold Bible studies in their hotel rooms while on the road.
See also
*
List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders
*
References
External links
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