Lefty Scott

{{short description|American baseball player (1915-1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Lefty Scott

|image=

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{birth date|1915|7|15}}

|birth_place=Roswell, New Mexico

|death_date={{death date and age|1964|3|3|1915|7|15}}

|death_place=Houston, Texas

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 15

|debutyear=1945

|debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 12

|finalyear=1945

|finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–2

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.43

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=5

|teams=

• Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1945}})

}}

Marshall "Lefty" Scott (July 15, 1915 – March 3, 1964) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945. The 29-year-old rookie was a native of Roswell, New Mexico.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scottle02.shtml|title=Lefty Scott Stats|publisher=sports-reference.com|website=baseball-reference.com|accessdate=August 8, 2018}}

Scott is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on June 15, 1945 in a road game against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. His season and career totals include 8 games pitched, 2 starts, 0 complete games, a 0–2 record with 3 games finished, 11 earned runs allowed in 22{{fraction|1|3}} innings, and an ERA of 4.43.

Scott died from a fractured skull sustained in an industrial accident on March 3, 1964, at the age of 48 in Houston, Texas.