[Terry D]

Scott Loucks was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but attended high school in Hawaii. He was drafted by the Astros in 1977 out of Southeast Oklahoma State. Scott did not have much home run power, but he was a good outfielder, walked a fair amount, ran frequently, and ran fairly smart. In the Astrodome, that would be a good player. As of 1981, he ranked among the Astros' top prospects and the club was excited about what he might do once he got to Houston and into the lineup. It never really happened, though. Loucks spent four years bouncing between AAA and Houston, watching from the bench as the Astros went with veteran outfielders like Tony Scott, Omar Moreno (eccch), and Jerry Mumphrey. Loucks was dealt to Montreal after the '83 season, spent '84 in AAA, and signed with the Pirates as a free agent in March, 1985. He spent most of the year at AAA Hawaii, getting into only four games for Pittsburgh (9 PA, .286 BA, .444 OBP, .571 SLG) in what would be his last major league season. The attached newspaper image shows him in a spring training game at Bradenton in March of 1985.