Scott Bradley (baseball)

Scott Bradley
Scott Bradley
Princeton Tigers
	Head coach
	Born: March 22, 1960 (age 64); Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 9, 1984, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	June 13, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	184
Teams
	New York Yankees (1984–1985); Chicago White Sox (1986); Seattle Mariners (1986–1992); Cincinnati Reds (1992);

Scott William Bradley (born March 22, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher in the major leagues from 1984 to 1992. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds. He is the head coach of the Princeton Tigers baseball team.

Early life

Bradley was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1978 Amateur Draft, but did not sign. He instead played college baseball for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1979 and 1980, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1] He was selected by the Yankees in the third round of the 1981 MLB Draft, and signed with them.

Playing career

New York Yankees (1984–1985)

Bradley played in nine games during the 1984 season, hitting .286 with 2 RBIs. The following year, he hit .163 with 1 RBI in 19 games. On February 13, 1986, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago White Sox (1986)

Bradley played in nine games for the White Sox, hitting .286. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on June 26 for Ivan Calderon.

Seattle Mariners (1986–1992)

Bradley finished the 1986 season strong, as his average increased to .302, having hit 5 home runs and 28 RBIs. He had his best season in 1987, when he hit .278 with 5 homers and 43 RBIs. The next season, 1988, Bradley hit .257 with four home runs and 33 RBIs. In 1989, he stayed very consistent, as he hit .274 with three home runs and 37 RBIs. In 1990, he hit .223 with one home run and 28 RBIs, and was the catcher for Randy Johnson's no-hitter on June 2, 1990.^[2]

In 1991, he hit .203 with 11 RBIs.

In 1992 he played in two games, going 0-for-2 before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati Reds (1992)

Bradley played in five games with the Reds, going 2-for-5.

Coaching career

After retiring in 1992, Bradley coached in the minor leagues for several seasons. In 1997, he moved to college baseball, coaching as an assistant to Fred Hill at Rutgers. Bradley also coached major league baseball pitcher Ross Ohlendorf while he was at Princeton, giving him the unique distinction of catching Johnson's no hitter, and later coaching a player Johnson would be traded for.^[3]^[4] Prior to the 1998 season, Bradley accepted the head coaching position at Princeton. Under him, Princeton has appeared in seven NCAA tournaments, as of the end of the 2024 season.^[5]^[6]

College head coaching records

The following is a table of Bradley's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1998–present)
1998	Princeton	24–14	13–7	1st (Gehrig)	Ivy League Championship Series
1999	Princeton	25–20	15–5	1st (Gehrig)	Ivy League Championship Series
2000	Princeton	24–20	13–7	1st (Gehrig)	Houston Regional
2001	Princeton	23–15	14–6	1st (Gehrig)	Columbia Regional
2002	Princeton	21–23	13–7	1st (Gehrig)	Ivy League Championship Series
2003	Princeton	27–23	15–5	1st (Gehrig)	Auburn Regional
2004	Princeton	28–20	12–8	1st (Gehrig)	Charlottesville Regional
2005	Princeton	17–24	10–10	2nd (Gehrig)
2006	Princeton	18–26–1	11–9	1st (Gehrig)	Fayetteville Regional
2007	Princeton	15–24	11–9	2nd (Gehrig)
2008	Princeton	20–22	11–9	2nd (Gehrig)
2009	Princeton	18–19	10–10	t-1st (Gehrig)	Gehrig Division Playoff
2010	Princeton	12–30	6–14	4th (Gehrig)
2011	Princeton	23–24	15–5	1st (Gehrig)	Austin Regional
2012	Princeton	20–19	13–7	2nd (Gehrig)
2013	Princeton	14–28	11–9	t-2nd (Gehrig)
2014	Princeton	14–26	8–12	4th (Gehrig)
2015	Princeton	7–32	4–16	4th (Gehrig)
2016	Princeton	24–21	13–7	1st (Gehrig)	Lafayette Regional
2017	Princeton	12–28–1	7–13	4th (Gehrig)
2018	Princeton	10–27	7–14	7th
2019	Princeton	14–26	8–12	6th
2020	Princeton	0–7	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Princeton	0–0	0–0		Ivy League opted-out of the season
2022	Princeton	7–33	3–18	8th
2023	Princeton	24–23	13–8	3rd
2024	Princeton	18–26	13–10	2nd	Ivy League Tournament
Princeton:		459–600–2 (.434)	269–237 (.532)
Total:		459–600–2 (.434)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Scott Bradley is the brother of soccer coach Bob Bradley, and the uncle of former professional soccer player Michael Bradley. Both men represented the United States national soccer team in the past.^[9]