George "Boomer" Scott will be honored On April 4th at Fenway Park in a ceremony. I am glad to see George Scott being honored as he was one of my favorite players and more people need to know about his legacy. His son George Scott III has been keeping his dad's legacy alive and this honor is something I'm sure George Scott would have loved a lot. Many younger fans never got the chance to see George Scott and that is a shame.
George Scott is like many former players MLB baseball sometimes forgetting about the contributions they make to the sport. George tallied 271 Home Runs and 1,051 RBI's in his Major League Career. Scott is the All-Time Red Sox leader in games played at first base, along with his 944 starts. Scott enjoyed his time with the Redsox as he started his career there and flourished. Many people remember Scott for calling his home runs taters, but he was so much more than just a home run hitter.
One of the areas George took great pride in was his ability as a defensive first baseman. George won a total of 8 Gold Gloves. At one point he won five straight Gold Gloves as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. He even had a nickname for his glove it was called Black Beauty. Many people need to realize how good George Scott was as a player.
The Red Sox will be honoring him on April 4th, 2023 lets hope we have a packed house to honor this baseball great. His contributions will never be forgotten and now he has his day for his family and friends to celebrate his legacy.
