Harold Scott Breeden (September 17, 1937 – February 21, 2006) was an American pitcher and pitching coach in professional baseball. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Although he never reached Major League Baseball as a player, Breeden spent 14 seasons (1968–81) as the roving minor league pitching instructor for the Cincinnati organization and was the Reds' MLB pitching coach from 1986 to 1989, serving under Pete Rose and Tommy Helms.[2] He also scouted for the Reds and served as a minor league pitching coach for the Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays.
scott, breeden, harold, september, 1937, february, 2006, american, pitcher, pitching, coach, professional, baseball, native, charlottesville, virginia, threw, batted, right, handed, stood, feet, inches, tall, weighed, pounds, breeden, graduated, from, reily, h. Harold Scott Breeden September 17 1937 February 21 2006 was an American pitcher and pitching coach in professional baseball A native of Charlottesville Virginia he threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and weighed 190 pounds 86 kg Breeden graduated from Reily High School of Hamilton Ohio in 1956 and attended Miami University He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956 and enjoyed his best minor league season in 1958 for the Kokomo Dodgers winning 17 of 22 decisions 773 with an earned run average of 2 09 He also pitched a no hit game that season against the Keokuk Cardinals on May 19 1 After 2 seasons at the Triple A level in the Dodger system he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds before the 1963 season for infielder Don Zimmer In 12 minor league seasons 1956 67 Breeden won 102 games and lost 90 with an ERA of 4 02 in 422 career appearances Although he never reached Major League Baseball as a player Breeden spent 14 seasons 1968 81 as the roving minor league pitching instructor for the Cincinnati organization and was the Reds MLB pitching coach from 1986 to 1989 serving under Pete Rose and Tommy Helms 2 He also scouted for the Reds and served as a minor league pitching coach for the Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays Scott Breeden died at age 68 in Temple Terrace Florida References edit Howe News Bureau 1983 Chicago Cubs Organization Book St Petersburg Florida The Baseball Library 1983 RetrosheetExternal links editBaseball ReferencePreceded byJim Kaat Cincinnati Reds Pitching Coach1986 1989 Succeeded byStan Williams Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Breeden amp oldid 1168888097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
