Scott Erickson

Infobox MLB retired
name=Scott Erickson
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1968|2|2
Long Beach, California
debutdate=June 25
debutyear=by|1990
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=June 8
finalyear=by|2006
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=142-136
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.59
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,252
teams=
* Minnesota Twins (by|1990-by|1995)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1995-by|2000, by|2002)
* New York Mets (by|2004)
* Texas Rangers (by|2004)
* Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2005)
* New York Yankees (by|2006)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1991)
* World Series champion (1991)

Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968 in Long Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Career

Erickson began his professional career in by|1989 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the amateur draft. Erickson quickly rose to the major leagues in just his second season of professional baseball in by|1990, a season in which he finished with a record of 8-4. During the Minnesota Twins by|1991, World Series season, Erickson led the team in wins with a record of 20-8. He became the third Twins pitcher to throw a no-hitter on April 27, by|1994, against the Milwaukee Brewers. Erickson remained with the Twins until by|1995 when he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, earning a peak annual salary of $6,620,921 [USD] . He later signed a five-year, $32-million contract with Baltimore through by|2003. At the end of his contract, he joined the New York Mets and then the Texas Rangers and then the Los Angeles Dodgers. Erickson signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees on February 16, by|2006. Erickson was called up by the New York Yankees on May 13, 2006, after Tanyon Sturtze was placed on the 15-day disabled list. On June 19, Erickson was released by the Yankees after giving up 10 earned runs in nine games out of the bullpen, and retired from baseball at the beginning of the by|2007 season.

Erickson was highly involved in sports even during high school; while he attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California he played third base, soccer and football. After completing his secondary education, he graduated from San Jose City College in 1988 and then majored in accounting at the University of Arizona. On February 4, 2004, Erickson married television reporter and model Lisa Guerrero.

Erickson was an executive producer for the movie A Plumm Summer which came out to theaters on April 25, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ericksc01 Scott Erickson baseball statistics] provided by baseball-almanac.com.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/ericksc01.shtml Scott Erickson career statistics] provided by Baseball-Reference.com.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball wins champions
* MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

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