title: Lefty Scott
text: # Lefty Scott
  
  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.
  
  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 221⁄3 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.
  
  