Rod Scurry
| Rod Scurry | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 17, 1956 Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| Died: November 5, 1992 (aged 36) Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1980, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1988, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 19–32 |
| Earned run average | 3.24 |
| Strikeouts | 431 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Rodney Grant Scurry (March 17, 1956 – November 5, 1992) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Scurry played for eight seasons and was the first Major League Baseball (MLB) player directly linked to the Pittsburgh drug trials that dogged baseball during the mid-1980s. In 1992, Scurry died of a cocaine-induced heart attack.