Scott William Garrelts (born October 30, 1961) is a former

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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

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High school and minors

Garrelts attended high school at Buckley Loda High School in

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Major League career

Garrelts was the Giants' lone All-Star in

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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

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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. 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. On July 29, 1990, Garrelts took a no-hitter into the ninth inning at home against the

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, which was broken up by Paul O'Neill, with a two-out single over shortstop Jose Uribe's head. While with the Giants, Garrelts and teammates

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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.

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