Northey was signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1965 as an amateur free agent. After his first pro season, he spent 1966–67 in military service during the Vietnam War era.[1] Then, in 1968, he returned to the White Sox system and played 112 games at the Class A level before being selected by the Royals in the expansion draft. In 1969, the Royals' debut season, Northey batted .308 in 136 minor league games.
His MLB trial occurred in September when rosters expended from 25 to 40 players. In 20 games, 16 of them as the Royals' starting center fielder, Northey collected 16 hits, with two doubles, two triples, and one home run, a three-run blow struck on September 28 against the White Sox' Gary Peters.[2] All told, Northey batted .262 with seven runs batted in in 61 MLB at bats. His career continued in the minor leagues from 1970 to 1972.
scott, northey, scott, richard, northey, born, october, 1946, american, retired, professional, baseball, player, appeared, games, played, center, fielder, 1969, kansas, city, royals, former, outfielder, coach, northey, scott, listed, feet, tall, pounds, threw,. Scott Richard Northey born October 15 1946 is an American retired professional baseball player who appeared in 20 games played as a center fielder for the 1969 Kansas City Royals The son of former MLB outfielder and coach Ron Northey Scott was listed as 6 feet 1 8 m tall and 170 pounds 77 kg He threw and batted right handed Scott NortheyCenterfielderBorn 1946 10 15 October 15 1946 age 77 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 2 1969 for the Kansas City RoyalsLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 1969 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsBatting average 262Home runs1Runs batted in7TeamsKansas City Royals 1969 Northey was signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1965 as an amateur free agent After his first pro season he spent 1966 67 in military service during the Vietnam War era 1 Then in 1968 he returned to the White Sox system and played 112 games at the Class A level before being selected by the Royals in the expansion draft In 1969 the Royals debut season Northey batted 308 in 136 minor league games His MLB trial occurred in September when rosters expended from 25 to 40 players In 20 games 16 of them as the Royals starting center fielder Northey collected 16 hits with two doubles two triples and one home run a three run blow struck on September 28 against the White Sox Gary Peters 2 All told Northey batted 262 with seven runs batted in in 61 MLB at bats His career continued in the minor leagues from 1970 to 1972 See also editList of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences edit Baseball Almanac Retrosheet box score 1969 09 28External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Northey amp oldid 1139151515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
