A newspaper in Mississippi is reporting former Red Sox slugger George Scott has passed away at age 69.
Scott, known as "Boomer," was signed by the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1962 and made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 1966. He played eight seasons and part of another for the Red Sox from 1966 to 1971 and again from 1977 to 1979.
He also played for Milwaukee, Kansas City and the New York Yankees.
Scott had 271 career home runs and was an eight-time Gold Glove winner at first base. He led the American League in home runs in 1975 with 36.
He was from Greenville, Miss.
