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Chuck Scrivener
Wayne Allison Scrivener, commonly known as "Chuck Scrivener" (born October 3, 1947), is an American former baseball infielder.
Scrivener was called up to the Detroit Tigers in September 1975 and remained with the club through the end of the 1977 season. He appeared in 145 major league games as a shortstop (89 games), second baseman (51 games), and third baseman (11 games), and compiled a .190 batting average with two home runs and 18 RBIs.
He played for Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Community College of Baltimore before being drafted by the Tigers in the 1968 Major League Baseball January Draft. He spent a total of 11 seasons in the Tigers organization, including three seasons with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens (1971-1973) and another three with the Triple-A Evansville Triplets (1974, 1975 and 1978).
Scrivener is the nephew of the late Jack Crouch who played for the Saint Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds between 1930 and 1933.
Scrivener was born in 1947 in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended high school at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly). As a senior at Poly, he won the 1966 Maryland Scholastic Association batting championship with a .529 batting average and also led the association in RBIs, doubles, and stolen bases. He next attended the Community College of Baltimore, where he was selected as the first-team shortstop on the 1968 Tri-State Conference Baseball All Star Team.
Scrivener was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 1968 Major League Baseball January Draft, Secondary Phase. He spent the next eight years in the Tigers' farm system, playing for the Lakeland Tigers (1968), Montgomery Rebels (1969-1971), Rocky Mount Leafs (1969-1970), Toledo Mud Hens (1971-1973), and Evansville Triplets (1974-1975). Scrivener was described by Detroit sports writer Jim Hawkins as "the forgotten man in the Tigers' farm system, forever playing second-string behind each new promising shortstop that came along."
During the 1975 season, with an injury to Mark Wagner, Scrivener became the starting shortstop in Evansville and had his best season, tallying 23 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs, and 65 RBIs. His performance helped Evansville win the Junior World Series title and earned him a shot with the Tigers in September 1975. He made his major league debut on September 18, 1975, at age 27. He appeared in four games for the 1975 Tigers and had four hits, a double, and a stolen base in 16 at bats.
Scrivener remained with the Tigers throughout the 1976 season. He replaced Gene Michael at the Tigers' utility infielder and was described by Detroit scout Jack Tigh as "an excellent defensive ballplayer" and "10 times the ballplayer Gene Michael was last season." An injury to Tom Veryzer in May 1976 provided Scrivener with his first opportunity to start at shortstop. When he hit his first major league home run on August 8, he said it was easily his greatest day in baseball and added: "I wondered if I'd ever hit a home run in the major leagues. It was a real thrill for me . . . I was just trying to keep myself from being too excited, but I couldn't keep the smile off my face.."
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Chuck Scrivener
Wayne Allison Scrivener, commonly known as "Chuck Scrivener" (born October 3, 1947), is an American former baseball infielder.
Scrivener was called up to the Detroit Tigers in September 1975 and remained with the club through the end of the 1977 season. He appeared in 145 major league games as a shortstop (89 games), second baseman (51 games), and third baseman (11 games), and compiled a .190 batting average with two home runs and 18 RBIs.
He played for Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Community College of Baltimore before being drafted by the Tigers in the 1968 Major League Baseball January Draft. He spent a total of 11 seasons in the Tigers organization, including three seasons with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens (1971-1973) and another three with the Triple-A Evansville Triplets (1974, 1975 and 1978).
Scrivener is the nephew of the late Jack Crouch who played for the Saint Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds between 1930 and 1933.
Scrivener was born in 1947 in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended high school at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly). As a senior at Poly, he won the 1966 Maryland Scholastic Association batting championship with a .529 batting average and also led the association in RBIs, doubles, and stolen bases. He next attended the Community College of Baltimore, where he was selected as the first-team shortstop on the 1968 Tri-State Conference Baseball All Star Team.
Scrivener was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 1968 Major League Baseball January Draft, Secondary Phase. He spent the next eight years in the Tigers' farm system, playing for the Lakeland Tigers (1968), Montgomery Rebels (1969-1971), Rocky Mount Leafs (1969-1970), Toledo Mud Hens (1971-1973), and Evansville Triplets (1974-1975). Scrivener was described by Detroit sports writer Jim Hawkins as "the forgotten man in the Tigers' farm system, forever playing second-string behind each new promising shortstop that came along."
During the 1975 season, with an injury to Mark Wagner, Scrivener became the starting shortstop in Evansville and had his best season, tallying 23 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs, and 65 RBIs. His performance helped Evansville win the Junior World Series title and earned him a shot with the Tigers in September 1975. He made his major league debut on September 18, 1975, at age 27. He appeared in four games for the 1975 Tigers and had four hits, a double, and a stolen base in 16 at bats.
Scrivener remained with the Tigers throughout the 1976 season. He replaced Gene Michael at the Tigers' utility infielder and was described by Detroit scout Jack Tigh as "an excellent defensive ballplayer" and "10 times the ballplayer Gene Michael was last season." An injury to Tom Veryzer in May 1976 provided Scrivener with his first opportunity to start at shortstop. When he hit his first major league home run on August 8, he said it was easily his greatest day in baseball and added: "I wondered if I'd ever hit a home run in the major leagues. It was a real thrill for me . . . I was just trying to keep myself from being too excited, but I couldn't keep the smile off my face.."