Scott Sauerbeck

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Scott Sauerbeck**
Major League Baseball debut
Houston Astros — No. 11
Relief Pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Left
April 5, 1999 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Selected MLB statistics (through August 31, 2006)
Record	20-17
ERA	3.82
Strikeouts	389
Former teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1999-2003) Boston Red Sox (2003) Cleveland Indians (2005-2006) Oakland Athletics (2006)

Scott Sauerbeck (born November 9, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a left-handed relief pitcher who is currently on the Houston Astros. After attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Sauerbeck was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round of the 1994 amateur draft. Never making it to the majors in four seasons, Sauerbeck was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1998 rule V draft. In four and a half seasons with the Pirates, he had an ERA of 3.56 and compiled a record of 19-15 with five saves in 341 games out of the bullpen. In the middle of the 2003 season, Sauerbeck and pitcher Mike Gonzalez were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez. The trade was later recalled as Brandon Lyon failed his physical. However, another trade was successfully made that sent him and Jeff Supan to the Red Sox for Freddy Sanchez. In Boston he pitched in 26 games and made one postseason appearance. In the offseason, he signed with the Cleveland Indians, but missed the 2004 season. In June of 2006, Cleveland released him due to poor performance on the field and being arrested for permitting someone intoxicated to drive his car. Two weeks later, he signed with Oakland. On October 10, 2006, the Oakland Athletics released him. On February 2, 2007 he signed a minor league deal with the Astros.

[edit] High school career

Sauerbeck attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and played baseball, basketball, and soccer.

[edit] Cleveland incident

On May 30 2006, Scott Sauerbeck and Lily Miller were arrested by police after his 1966 Lincoln Continental convertible, driven by Miller, was observed weaving at 3:45 a.m. Police allege that Miller and Sauerbeck attempted to avoid arrest by parking the car and hiding in some bushes in a residential backyard.

Miller was charged with drunken driving. Sauerbeck pleaded not guilty to obstructing official business and permitting someone intoxicated to drive his car.[1]

On July 11, 2006, Sauerbeck pleaded guilty in Avon Lake Municipal Court to obstruction of official business and permitting someone intoxicated to drive his car. He was fined $1,750, sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to perform community service in the form of speeches to students in three local school districts about alcohol use. The 30 day jail sentence was suspended, provided Sauerbeck has no similar offenses for a year. Miller's court case is still pending. [2]