"Nothing but success has followed 25-year-old Scott Bradley in his short professional baseball career. He has steadily climbed through the Yankees' minor league system since being drafted in 1981 out of the University of North Carolina.
Scott tore up the International League (Triple-A) last year as he batted .335 (84 RBI) for the Columbus Clippers. Bradley's batting credentials earned him the league batting title and MVP honors, as well as the Yankees Minor League Player of the Year award. He continued to hit well (a solid .286 in nine games) in a brief stint with the Bronx Bombers last September.
Bradley's versatility and durability make him a prime candidate for the Yankees 25-man roster."
-The New York Yankees Official 1985 Yearbook
"Bradley got his first crack with the big club when his contract was purchased from Columbus on September 9 and made his major league debut that night in Boston. His first hit in the majors was a single, at Toronto, off Luis Leal on September 13, and his first RBI was a game winner against Baltimore on September 19, a single scoring Rex Hudler in a 6-5 victory.
At Columbus, Scott hit .335 to win the International League batting crown and was also voted IL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player. He led the Clippers in games (138), at-bats (538), runs (84), hits (180), total bases (233), RBI (84) and game winning RBI (14), and had a .433 slugging percentage and .371 on-base percentage. Scott caught 73 games, the majority in the season's first half, and played 64 games in the outfield, mainly in the second half.
In 1983 he led the Southern League's Nashville Sounds (AA) in at-bats (525), runs (83), hits (142) and doubles (33) and was second in games (137) and RBI (76). With Ft. Lauderdale (A) in 1982, Scott tied for the Florida State League lead with 13 game winning RBI, led Ft. Lauderdale in batting (.296), at-bats (439), doubles (28) and RBI (66) and was the starting catcher on the FSL All-Star team. He led the 1981 Oneonta Yankees in hits (85) and RBI (54) and was named to the New York-Penn League All-Star team.
Scott was born and raised in Essex Fells, New Jersey and attended West Essex Regional High School (North Caldwell, NJ), where he played basketball and was All-State in football. He holds a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina. Scott played for the USA National baseball team and was signed by Yankee scout Jim Gruzdis.
He likes uniform number 5 for Joe DiMaggio and George Brett."
-1985 New York Yankees Information Guide
Scott tore up the International League (Triple-A) last year as he batted .335 (84 RBI) for the Columbus Clippers. Bradley's batting credentials earned him the league batting title and MVP honors, as well as the Yankees Minor League Player of the Year award. He continued to hit well (a solid .286 in nine games) in a brief stint with the Bronx Bombers last September.
Bradley's versatility and durability make him a prime candidate for the Yankees 25-man roster."
-The New York Yankees Official 1985 Yearbook
"Bradley got his first crack with the big club when his contract was purchased from Columbus on September 9 and made his major league debut that night in Boston. His first hit in the majors was a single, at Toronto, off Luis Leal on September 13, and his first RBI was a game winner against Baltimore on September 19, a single scoring Rex Hudler in a 6-5 victory.
At Columbus, Scott hit .335 to win the International League batting crown and was also voted IL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player. He led the Clippers in games (138), at-bats (538), runs (84), hits (180), total bases (233), RBI (84) and game winning RBI (14), and had a .433 slugging percentage and .371 on-base percentage. Scott caught 73 games, the majority in the season's first half, and played 64 games in the outfield, mainly in the second half.
In 1983 he led the Southern League's Nashville Sounds (AA) in at-bats (525), runs (83), hits (142) and doubles (33) and was second in games (137) and RBI (76). With Ft. Lauderdale (A) in 1982, Scott tied for the Florida State League lead with 13 game winning RBI, led Ft. Lauderdale in batting (.296), at-bats (439), doubles (28) and RBI (66) and was the starting catcher on the FSL All-Star team. He led the 1981 Oneonta Yankees in hits (85) and RBI (54) and was named to the New York-Penn League All-Star team.
Scott was born and raised in Essex Fells, New Jersey and attended West Essex Regional High School (North Caldwell, NJ), where he played basketball and was All-State in football. He holds a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina. Scott played for the USA National baseball team and was signed by Yankee scout Jim Gruzdis.
He likes uniform number 5 for Joe DiMaggio and George Brett."
-1985 New York Yankees Information Guide
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