# Mac Scarce > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mac_Scarce > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mac_Scarce.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Scarce > Source revision: 1350282090 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Guerrant McCurdy "Mac" Scarce** (born April 8, 1949) is an [American](/source/Americans) former professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [relief pitcher](/source/Relief_pitcher), who played in parts of five [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) seasons from –. During his short career, the 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) [left-hander](/source/Handedness#Types) pitched for the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies), [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets), and [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins). He attended [John Randolph Tucker High School](/source/John_Randolph_Tucker_High_School) in Henrico County, Virginia and finished his collegiate career at [Florida State University](/source/Florida_State_University) (FSU). ## Draft Scarce, who batted and threw left-handed, was initially drafted by the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) in the twenty-sixth round of the [1969 amateur draft](/source/1969_Major_League_Baseball_draft), but elected not to sign. In [1971](/source/1971_Major_League_Baseball_draft), Scarce was the Phillies’ eighth round selection (179 overall), subsequently signing on June 11, 1971. ## College and minor league career Scarce first played college baseball for [Manatee Junior College](/source/State_College_of_Florida,_Manatee%E2%80%93Sarasota), in 1968 and 1969. He then transferred to FSU, pitching for the Seminoles in 1970 and 1971. Scarce was used as a relief pitcher, enjoying considerable success at the collegiate level, while racking up 30 [saves](/source/Save_(baseball)) (SV) over the two seasons. In 1970, he allowed only 13 [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) in 33 [innings](/source/Inning), a school record. These achievements contributed significantly to the team's being able to advance to the national title game of the [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) (NCAA) [College World Series](/source/College_World_Series) (CWS), where they were defeated by [USC](/source/University_of_Southern_California), 2–1. (See [1970 NCAA University Division baseball tournament](/source/1970_NCAA_University_Division_baseball_tournament).) In 1971, the lanky lefty was the squad's co-captain, recording 18 saves — which stood as the NCAA single-season record for some time.[1][2] Scarce advanced very rapidly and successfully through [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) (MiLB). He spent part of the 1971 season with the [Peninsula Phillies](/source/Peninsula_Pilots_(minor_league_team)), in the [A+](/source/Class_A-Advanced) [Carolina League](/source/Carolina_League), where he appeared in 20 games, compiling a 3–0 [win–loss](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) (W–L) record, and a 1.29 [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) (ERA). In 1972, Scarce pitched for the [Reading Phillies](/source/Reading_Fightin_Phils) in the [AA](/source/Double-A_(baseball)) [Eastern League](/source/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)), going 4–0 with a 0.46 ERA in 23 games. That same year, following a brief stint with the [AAA](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) [Eugene Emeralds](/source/Eugene_Emeralds), the parent-club Phillies sent for him. ## Major league career On July 10, 1972, at the age of 23, Scarce made his major league debut. He entered the game in Philadelphia in the eighth inning against the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) and pitched 3-plus innings. He gave up a run in the ninth inning, allowing the Dodgers to tie the score 3–3. Then in the eleventh inning, he allowed hits to the first two batters ([Tommy Davis](/source/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)) and [Manny Mota](/source/Manny_Mota)) and was lifted. Both Davis and Mota went on to score leading to the Dodgers 5–3 win. Scarce was given the loss.[3] After a [season](/source/1974_Philadelphia_Phillies_season) with a 3–8 record and a 5.01 ERA, Scarce was traded along with [Del Unser](/source/Del_Unser) and [John Stearns](/source/John_Stearns) from the Phillies to the Mets for [Tug McGraw](/source/Tug_McGraw), [Don Hahn](/source/Don_Hahn_(baseball)) and [Dave Schneck](/source/Dave_Schneck) at the [Winter Meetings](/source/Winter_Meetings) on December 3, 1974.[4] In his only appearance as a Met, on April 11, 1975, Scarce relieved [Rick Baldwin](/source/Rick_Baldwin) in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Scarce gave up a game-winning single to [Richie Hebner](/source/Richie_Hebner) that scored [Paul Popovich](/source/Paul_Popovich). Since Scarce never retired a batter as a Met, his ERA is listed as infinite.[5] Four days later, Scarce was traded to [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) for pitcher [Tom Hall](/source/Tom_Hall_(baseball)),[6] but never appeared in a game for the Reds. Following the 1977 season, he declared free agency and was signed by the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins). He appeared in 17 games for the Twins in 1978, and played his last game on June 25, 1978. Following the season he was traded to the Texas Rangers for [Mike Bacsik](/source/Mike_Bacsik_(1970s_pitcher)). However, Scarce never made the club (Texas had acquired [Sparky Lyle](/source/Sparky_Lyle) that winter), and the Rangers released him. [7][8] Overall, Scarce appeared in 159 Major League baseball games and recorded 21 saves (all with the Phillies) and a 6–19 record. Arm problems curtailed his career; they began in 1974 and worsened that fall, when Scarce believes he tore his rotator cuff. Scarce never started a game and in his 17 major league at bats, he never got a hit.[9] ## References 1. ["1972 FSU Baseball Media Guide"](https://seminoles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1972.pdf). *seminoles.com*. 1972. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2019. 1. ["NCAA Division I Baseball Records"](http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2018/D1.pdf). *ncaa.org*. 2018. p. 11. Retrieved March 1, 2019. 1. ["Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (1)"](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B07101PHI1972.htm). *retrosheet.org*. July 10, 1972. Retrieved March 16, 2015. 1. [Durso, Joseph. "Big Deals: McGraw to Phils, Allen to Braves, Lee May to Orioles," *The New York Times*, Wednesday, December 4, 1974.](https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/04/archives/big-deals-mcgraw-to-phils-allen-to-braves-lee-may-to-orioles-mcgraw.html) Retrieved October 31, 2020 1. ["New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score: April 11, 1975"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197504110.shtml). *baseball-reference.com*. April 11, 1975. Retrieved 7 December 2024. 1. ["Mac Scarce"](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pscarm101.htm). *retrosheet.org*. Retrieved 7 December 2024. 1. Briere, Tom (May 20, 1979). ["Baseball"](https://newspapers.com/). *Minneapolis Tribune*. p. 9C. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241207193710/https://www.newspapers.com/) December 7, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 7, 2024. 1. Costello, Rory. ["Mac Scarce"](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mac-scarce/). *Society for American Baseball Research*. Retrieved 7 December 2024. 1. ["Mac Scarce Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scarcma01.shtml). *baseball-reference.com*. sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015. ## External links - [Mac Scarce](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/85eb0fc1) at SABR (Baseball BioProject) - [Mac Scarce](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=scarcma01) at Baseball Almanac --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mac Scarce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Scarce) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Scarce?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.