Scott Wade

Scott Lamar Wade

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
• School Oklahoma State University
• High School DuVal High School
• Born April 23, 1963 in Seabrook, MD USA
• Died October 5, 2018

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Scott Wade spent 12 seasons in professional baseball, playing from 1984 to 1995. Though he played at Triple-A exclusively from 1987 to 1995, he never ascended to the major leagues.

He was drafted twice. Initially, he was taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft, one pick after outfielder Dwight Taylor. He was then taken by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft, a couple picks ahead of infielder Luis de los Santos, ahead of Tom Glavine and Al Leiter, and in the same round as Greg Maddux. He was signed by scout Danny Doyle.

By his fourth season, 1987, he was in Triple-A, and there he would remain for the rest of his career. He played for the Red Sox affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox, from 1987 to 1990. He then became a traveler, playing in the Philadelphia Phillies system in 1991, the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs systems in 1992, the Cubs, Minnesota Twins and New York Mets systems in 1993, the Phillies system and in Mexico in 1994, and back in the Red Sox system in 1995. He showed decent pop, hitting as many as 16 homers in a season, and occasional speed, with a high of 31 swipes in 1986, but never established himself as an offensive force, as he eclipsed 100 hits just once in his career (also 1986).

In 1988, he tied Kevin Ward for the the International League lead in strikeouts with 118. Two years earlier, in 1986, he tied Reggie Hammonds and Rey Palacios for second in the Eastern League with 8 HBPs, behind John Marzano's 12. In 1992, he tied Sandy Guerrero, Lonnie Maclin and Rob Maurer for second in the American Association with 7 sacrifice flies, behind Jim Tatum's 11.

Overall, in the affiliated minors, he hit .236/.313/.394 with 102 home runs, 401 RBI and 99 steals in 1,027 games. At Triple-A, he hit .234/.301/.406 with 84 homers, 298 RBI and 53 steals in 752 games.