Scott William Garrelts (born October 30, 1961) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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who played for the
San Francisco Giants
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from
1982 to
1991. Garrelts's best year as a Giant came during the
1989 season, when he went 14-5 with a 2.28 ERA, leading his team to the
World Series
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against their
Bay Area rivals
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, the
Oakland Athletics
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.
High school and minors
Garrelts attended high school at Buckley Loda High School in
Buckley, Illinois.
Major League career
Garrelts was the Giants' lone All-Star in
1985, a
season
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in which he led the team in wins and ERA, and had streak of 24 consecutive scoreless innings, all as a reliever. In
1986, he was second on the Giants in wins and strikeouts. Garrelts missed the final month of the
1987 season with a broken finger tip, but still finished second on the Giants in saves, a stat in which he led the team in
1988. He missed a month of the 1989 season with a pulled hamstring. During the season, Garrelts switched from the bullpen to a starting role and led the N.L. in ERA. He was second on the Giants in wins and strikeouts in
1990.
On July 29, 1990, Garrelts took a no-hitter into the ninth inning at home against the
Cincinnati Reds, which was broken up by
Paul O'Neill, with a two-out single over shortstop
Jose Uribe's head.
While with the Giants, Garrelts and teammates
Dave Dravecky,
Atlee Hammaker, and
Jeff Brantley became known as the "God Squad" because of their strong
Christian faith. Forgoing the hard-partying lifestyle of many of their teammates, they preferred to hold Bible studies in their hotel rooms while on the road.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders
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References
External links
Giants of 1989 Bask in the Memories
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National League All-Stars
National League ERA champions
San Francisco Giants players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Champaign County, Illinois
People from Urbana, Illinois
1961 births
Living people
Great Falls Giants players
Clinton Giants players
Shreveport Captains players
Phoenix Giants players
San Jose Giants players
Phoenix Firebirds players
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
Omaha Royals players
People from Buckley, Illinois
20th-century American sportsmen