Norm Scott

Willie Norman Scott

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 160 lb.

• Born ~1920

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Biographical Information

Norm Scott pitched for Team USA then reached AA.

Scott was a native of Miami. He was picked for Team USA for the 1940 Amateur World Series and was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA for the third-place finishers. He was 10th in ERA for the Series. He then turned pro in 1941 with the Muskegon Reds, going 12-11 with a 5.09 ERA. He tied for 7th in the Michigan State League in wins; one of the other pitchers was fellow Team USA alum Stubby Overmire. He was 6th with 200 IP, between Jim Schelle and Earl Eichler. He missed 1942-1945, due to military service during World War II.

Scott was with the marine air wing on Guadalcanal, and pitched for the Cherry Point Marine Air Station team in 1944, despite contracting malaria .

Returning to the mound in 1946, the right-hander was 8-6 with a 3.57 ERA for the Williamsport Grays, completing 9 of 19 starts. The team became the Williamsport Tigers the next year and he fell to 7-11, 4.56. He then moved to the Flint Arrows for three years. In 1948, he had a 12-5, 3.93 record. He tied Dick Marlowe and Thomas Pullig for 10th in the Central League in wins.

In 1949, he was 10-6 with a 3.58 ERA for Flint. He went 13-6 with a 3.26 ERA for the 1950 Arrows, tying Bill Abernathie and Albert Kinsey for 4th in the CL in wins and being in the top ten in ERA. He got to AA with the 1951 Little Rock Travelers, going 3-5 with a 4.59 ERA to end his career. He had gone 65-50 with a 4.05 ERA in 187 games as a pro.