William Scott Scudder (born February 14, 1968) is a former
Major League Baseball
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right-handed
pitcher
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.
Drafted by the
Cincinnati Reds
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in the 1st round of the
1986 MLB amateur draft, Scudder made his
Major League Baseball
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debut with the
Cincinnati Reds
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on June 6, 1989, and appeared in his final game on May 22, 1993.
On May 20, 1988, Scudder pitched a no-hitter for the
Cedar Rapids Reds against the
Wausau Timbers.
Scudder was a member of the
Cincinnati Reds
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team that defeated the
Oakland Athletics
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in the
1990 World Series
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. He pitched scoreless innings in both the
NLCS against the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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and in the World Series against Oakland.
Though mainly a starter during his career, Scudder did pick up one save. On April 17, 1991, Scudder pitched 3 shutout innings to close out a 5-1 victory over the Padres.
On February 1, 2010, Scudder was announced as a new coach at
Team Sweden
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along with
Dennis Cook.
MLB-stjärnor i ny landslagsledning
''Svensk Idrott'' (Swedish). Retrieved on May 10, 2016.
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Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1968 births
Living people
Baseball players from Texas
Billings Mustangs players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Cedar Rapids Reds players
Charlotte Knights players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Cincinnati Reds players
Cleveland Indians players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Indianapolis Indians players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Nashville Sounds players
People from Paris, Texas
Tigres de Aragua players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
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