Scott Schoeneweis
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| Cincinnati Reds — No. 60 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| April 7, 1999 for the Anaheim Angels | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Wins-losses | 41-47 |
| ERA | 5.09 |
| Strikeouts | 455 |
Scott David Schoeneweis [SHOW-en-WEISS] (born October 2, 1973, in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Cincinnati Reds.
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[edit] Early life
Schoeneweis, who is Jewish, attended Lenape High School in Medford, New Jersey, where he lettered in baseball and basketball.
He was an All-American as a freshman with 12 wins at Duke University (2nd best in the school's history) in 1993, when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. His response was to take "six months of chemotherapy in three months," as he put it, adding of that experience that "it puts things in perspective." Schoeneweis overcame the cancer and returned to the team, but was unable to win a single game in his weakened condition. Then he blew out his pitching elbow, and required Tommy John surgery. He worked harder than ever, and enjoyed a sensational senior season with 10 wins, graduating -- at the same time as the rest of his class -- with a history degree.
Schoeneweis finished as Duke's career leader with 30 wins and 51 games started, and is second on the school's all-time strikeouts list (315).
He played for the USA National Team in 1996.
He was drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB Draft.
[edit] Major league career
Schoenweis started his MLB career with the Anaheim Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) where in 1999 he appeared in 31 games and finishing the year with a 1-1 record.
The next season he was used as a starting pitcher, pitching in 27 games, all of which were starts, as he went 7-10 with a 5.45 ERA. During the season he also picked up his first major league shutout.
In 2001, during which the Angels continued using him as a starter (beginning with opening day), he won a career high 10 games and finished with a 5.08 ERA. He also notched his second career complete game. He hit 14 batters (3rd in the American League).
In 2002 Schoenweis was used primarily as a reliever, though he did make 15 starts for Anaheim. He lowered his ERA to 4.88. He also won 9 games while losing 8. At the conclusion of the season, the Angels captured the American League Wild Card and qualified for the postseason.
Schoeneweis appeared in 3 games versus the defending American League Champion New York Yankees, giving up 1 earned run. Anaheim took the series 3 games to 1 over the heavily favored New York team, and battled past the Minnesota Twins in the American League Championship Series in five games. Scott appeared in 1 of those games, and did not surrender a run in 0.2 innings pitched. In the World Series, Schoeneweis ptiched in 2 games and held the San Francisco Giants off the scoreboard in the two innings he pitched. The Angels captured the World Series title in 7 games.
He started the 2003 season with the Angels, before being dealt to the Chicago White Sox after appearing in 39 games, all in relief, for Anaheim. He was traded with Doug Nickle for Gary Glover, Scott Dunn, and Tim Bittner. He finished the year with a combined 3-2 record between the Angels and White Sox, to go along with his 4.18 ERA in 59 total games.
The next season he was used mainly by Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen as a starting pitcher, going 6-9.
He was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays on January 11, 2005 for $2,500,000, which was just under what he made the two previous seasons combined.
He ended his first season in Canada with a 3-4 mark, and picked up his second career save. Schoeneweis’s ERA improved to 3.32. He also saw action in a career=high 80 games (2nd in the American League). The lefty was also among the league leaders in holds, with 35. Left-handed hitters batted a meager .188 against him.
So far in 2006, with the newly constructed Blue Jays, Scott had gone 2-2 with a rather high ERA of 6.51 in 55 games. On August 16, Schoeneweis was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later.
[edit] Trivia
Schoeneweis' mother is Jewish.
