Scott Bradley

Scott Bradley

Born: March 22, 1960
Age: 64
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Biography

Scott William Bradley (born March 22, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball catcher in the major leagues from 1984 to 1992. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds. He is currently the head coach of the Princeton Tigers baseball team.

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Early life

Bradley was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1978 Amateur Draft, but did not sign. Instead, he was drafted by the Yankees in the 1981 Amateur Draft and signed with them.

Playing career

New York Yankees (1984-1985)

Bradley played in nine games during the 1984 season, hitting .286 with 2 RBIs. The following year, he hit .163 with 1 RBI in 19 games. On February 13, 1986, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago White Sox (1986)

Bradley played in just nine games for the White Sox, hitting .286. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on June 26 for Ivan Calderon.

Seattle Mariners (1986-1992)

Bradley finished the 1986 season strong, as his average increased to .302 as he hit 5 home runs and 28 RBIs. He had his best season in 1987, when he hit .278 with 5 homers and 43 RBIs. The next season, Bradley hit .257 with four home runs and 33 RBIs. In 1989, he stayed very consistent, as he hit .274 with three home runs and 37 RBIs. In 1990, he hit .223 with one home run and 28 RBIs, and was the catcher for Randy Johnson's no-hitter on June 2, 1990.

In 1991, he it .203 with 11 RBIs. In 1992 he played in two games, going 0-for-2 before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati Reds (1992)

Bradley played in five games for the Reds, going 2-for-5.

Coaching career

After retiring in 1992, Bradley coached in the minor leagues for several seasons. In 1997, he moved to college baseball, coaching as an assistant to Fred Hill at Rutgers. Bradley also coached major league baseball pitcher Ross Ohlendorf while he was at Princeton, giving him the unique distinction of catching Johnson's no hitter, and later coaching a player Johnson would be traded for. Prior to the 1998 season, Bradley accepted the head coaching position at Princeton. Under him, Princeton has appeared in six NCAA tournaments, as of the end of the 2013 season.

College head coaching records

The following is a table of Bradley's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Princeton (Ivy League)
1998 Princeton 24-14 13-7 1st Ivy League Championship Series
1999 Princeton 25-20 15-5 1st Ivy League Championship Series
2000 Princeton 24-20 13-7 1st Houston Regional
2001 Princeton 23-15 14-6 1st Columbia Regional
2002 Princeton 21-23 13-7 1st Ivy League Championship Series
2003 Princeton 27-23 15-5 1st Auburn Regional
2004 Princeton 28-20 12-8 1st Charlottesville Regional
2005 Princeton 17-24 10-10 2nd
2006 Princeton 18-26-1 11-9 1st Fayetteville Regional
2007 Princeton 15-24 11-9 2nd
2008 Princeton 20-22 11-9 2nd
2009 Princeton 18-19 10-10 t-1st Gehrig Division Playoff
2010 Princeton 12-30 6-14 4th
2011 Princeton 23-24 15-5 1st Austin Regional
2012 Princeton 20-19 13-7 2nd
2013 Princeton 14-28 11-9 t-2nd
2014 Princeton 14-26 8-12 4th
2015 Princeton 7-32 4-16 4th
Princeton: 350-409-1 205-155
Total: 350-409-1




Personal

He is the brother of Bob Bradley, former head coach of the American national soccer team and the Egyptian national soccer team, and the uncle of professional soccer player Michael Bradley. Bradley's son, Kevin, plays baseball at Oklahoma State University, Scotty is at Indiana.

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