William Scott Sullivan (born March 13, 1971) is an American former professional
baseball player. He played as a right-handed
pitcher in
Major League Baseball between 1995 and 2004.
Born in Alabama, he played high school baseball in
Pickens County, Alabama with
Terry Pearson.
He played
college baseball at
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
for the
Auburn Tigers.
From 1996–2003, Sullivan was one of the
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
's most durable relief pitchers, and was looked upon as a clubhouse leader. He set a club record by pitching at least 100 innings of relief every season from 1998-2001. His best season came in 1999, a year in which the Reds won 96 games but did not make the postseason after losing a one-game playoff to the
New York Mets. That season, Sullivan set or tied career highs in saves (3), appearances (79), innings pitched (113.2) and ERA (3.01).
Sullivan used a unique sidearm delivery when pitching. Like many "submarine pitchers" (as they're sometimes called), he developed back problems, which resulted in multiple trips to the disabled list toward the end of his career. He
made one last comeback attempt in , pitching in two games for the
Omaha Royals before retiring. He currently has 3 children.
References
External links
1971 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Alabama
Auburn Tigers baseball players
Cincinnati Reds players
Chicago White Sox players
Kansas City Royals players
Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Billings Mustangs players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Indianapolis Indians players
Omaha Royals players
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