Scott Edward Lusader (born September 30, 1963) is a former

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(MLB) player who played for the

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from 1987 to 1990 and briefly for the

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in 1991. Lusader played all three

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positions in his major league career, but saw the majority of his action as a

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. Lusader was born in

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, grew up in Florida and attended Twin Lakes High School in West Palm Beach. He attended the

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, and in 1985 he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was selected by the Tigers in the sixth round of the

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. As a rookie in 1987, Lusader compiled a .319

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in 23 games with a .489

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, three doubles, a triple, a

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and eight RBIs. Lusader's average dropped to .063 in 16 games in 1988. In 1989, Lusader had career highs with 103 at bats, 15 runs, 26 hits, and four doubles. In 1990, he played in a career-high 45 games and had 16 RBIs. On September 8, 1990, Lusader tied a major league record by committing three errors in the outfield in a single inning. Fighting the sun and a soggy turf, Lusader became the eighth major league outfielder to accomplish the feat, the first in the American League since 1925. Lusader dropped a fly ball hit by Carlos Martínez for his first error, then overthrew home plate after a single by

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for his second error. For the third error, he allowed the ball to go past him following a single by

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. In April 1991, Lusader was placed on waivers by the Tigers, and he was claimed by the

for $20,000. He appeared in 11 games for the Yankees in 1991. He batted .143 and drove in a single run. He appeared in his last major league game on May 11, 1991.

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