Scott Bradley (baseball)
| Scott Bradley | |
|---|---|
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| Princeton Tigers | |
| Head coach | |
| Born: March 22, 1960 Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 1984, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 13, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .257 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 184 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Scott William Bradley (born March 22, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher in the major leagues from 1984 to 1992. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds. He is the head coach of the Princeton Tigers baseball team.
Early life
[edit]Bradley was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1978 Amateur Draft, but did not sign. He instead played college baseball for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1979 and 1980, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Yankees in the third round of the 1981 MLB Draft, and signed with them.
Playing career
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New York Yankees (1984–1985)
[edit]Bradley played in nine games during the 1984 season, hitting .286 with 2 RBIs. The following year, he hit .163 with 1 RBI in 19 games. On February 13, 1986, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago White Sox (1986)
[edit]Bradley played in nine games for the White Sox, hitting .286. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on June 26 for Ivan Calderon.
Seattle Mariners (1986–1992)
[edit]Bradley finished the 1986 season strong, as his average increased to .302, having hit 5 home runs and 28 RBIs. He had his best season in 1987, when he hit .278 with 5 homers and 43 RBIs. The next season, 1988, Bradley hit .257 with four home runs and 33 RBIs. In 1989, he stayed very consistent, as he hit .274 with three home runs and 37 RBIs. In 1990, he hit .223 with one home run and 28 RBIs, and was the catcher for Randy Johnson's no-hitter on June 2, 1990.[2]
In 1991, he hit .203 with 11 RBIs.
In 1992 he played in two games, going 0-for-2 before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds.
Cincinnati Reds (1992)
[edit]Bradley played in five games with the Reds, going 2-for-5.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring in 1992, Bradley coached in the minor leagues for several seasons. In 1997, he moved to college baseball, coaching as an assistant to Fred Hill at Rutgers. Bradley also coached major league baseball pitcher Ross Ohlendorf while he was at Princeton, giving him the unique distinction of catching Johnson's no hitter, and later coaching a player Johnson would be traded for.[3][4] Prior to the 1998 season, Bradley accepted the head coaching position at Princeton. Under him, Princeton has appeared in seven NCAA tournaments, as of the end of the 2024 season.[5][6]
College head coaching records
[edit]The following is a table of Bradley's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[6][7][8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1998–present) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Princeton | 24–14 | 13–7 | 1st (Gehrig) | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 1999 | Princeton | 25–20 | 15–5 | 1st (Gehrig) | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 2000 | Princeton | 24–20 | 13–7 | 1st (Gehrig) | Houston Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Princeton | 23–15 | 14–6 | 1st (Gehrig) | Columbia Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Princeton | 21–23 | 13–7 | 1st (Gehrig) | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 2003 | Princeton | 27–23 | 15–5 | 1st (Gehrig) | Auburn Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Princeton | 28–20 | 12–8 | 1st (Gehrig) | Charlottesville Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Princeton | 17–24 | 10–10 | 2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2006 | Princeton | 18–26–1 | 11–9 | 1st (Gehrig) | Fayetteville Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Princeton | 15–24 | 11–9 | 2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2008 | Princeton | 20–22 | 11–9 | 2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2009 | Princeton | 18–19 | 10–10 | t-1st (Gehrig) | Gehrig Division Playoff | ||||
| 2010 | Princeton | 12–30 | 6–14 | 4th (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2011 | Princeton | 23–24 | 15–5 | 1st (Gehrig) | Austin Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Princeton | 20–19 | 13–7 | 2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2013 | Princeton | 14–28 | 11–9 | t-2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2014 | Princeton | 14–26 | 8–12 | 4th (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2015 | Princeton | 7–32 | 4–16 | 4th (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2016 | Princeton | 24–21 | 13–7 | 1st (Gehrig) | Lafayette Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Princeton | 12–28–1 | 7–13 | 4th (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2018 | Princeton | 10–27 | 7–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | Princeton | 14–26 | 8–12 | 6th | |||||
| 2020 | Princeton | 0–7 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Princeton | 0–0 | 0–0 | Ivy League opted-out of the season | |||||
| 2022 | Princeton | 7–33 | 3–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Princeton | 24–23 | 13–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 2024 | Princeton | 18–26 | 13–10 | 2nd | Ivy League Tournament | ||||
| Princeton: | 459–600–2 (.434) | 269–237 (.532) | |||||||
| Total: | 459–600–2 (.434) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
[edit]Scott Bradley is the brother of soccer coach Bob Bradley, and the uncle of former professional soccer player Michael Bradley. Both men represented the United States national soccer team in the past.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Phil Sheridan, "U.S. soccer victory has New Jersey roots", Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25, 2009.
- ^ Ohlendorf excited to finally be a Yankee
- ^ "Yankees Weigh the Other Half of a Blockbuster Trade (Published 2007)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019.
- ^ "#34 Scott Bradley". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Sports Information. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Franklin, Paul. "Princeton University Head Coach Bradley Is a Baseball Lifer". NJ.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2011–2012" (PDF). Ivy League. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Ivy League Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Longman, Jeré (June 5, 2010). "Bradley Has U.S. Right Where He Planned". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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