He hit a home run in a game against the mexican national baseball team. Additional to his career, scott has been portrayed by chris pratt in the movie entitled moneyball 2011, based on the book with the same name by michael lewis, published in 2003. This book is an amazing eyeopener about a then radical new way of managing a pro baseball team that allowed the dirtpoor oakland as to win as many games as the fatcat ny yankees. Fourth starter cory lidle tossed 16 innings of shutout ball in two outings, one of. It was just surreal watching someone playing me in a movie. What the as draft picks look like today scott hatteberg to. Such is the nature of turning a bestselling book into a blockbuster biopic. He was a member of the united states national baseball team at the 1990 goodwill games. Get the latest updated stats for cincinnati reds first baseman scott hatteberg on.
He loved playing baseball since his childhood and played in the little league first in his native city salem, oregon, and then in canby, oregon. The home run clinched the alrecord 20th consecutive victory for the athletics. But a myth has built up around moneyball the book, a myth largely propagated by the. In another scene, the actor playing athletics bench coach ron washington recoils at the idea of teaching catcher scott hatteberg how to play first base. Scott hattebergs home run was immortalized in book and film. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Finally, the as do clinch the victory with a walkoff home run by one of brands picks, scott hatteberg chris pratt.
Probably the most memorable home run at the coliseum. Ten years later, the as 20game winning streak, scott. Hatteberg possessed a skill beane coveted high onbase percentage. Scott hatteberg hit 106 home runs during his 14year mlb career, but. Sep 24, 20 yoenis cespedes and coco crisp flex their muscles following cespedes three run home run in the first inning of a baseball game on friday, sept. I really wondered how it was going to be done, hatteberg said. Its focus is the teams analytical, evidencebased, sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive baseball team despite oaklands small budget. With brad pitt, robin wright, jonah hill, philip seymour hoffman. Jul 12, 2011 the scott hatteberg role fits into what could very well be one of the climactic scenes of the movie. Oakland as in 2002, hed have scored 950 home runsby contrast, the 2002 yankees only. Theres a scene in moneyball in which outfielder david justice, freshly. Nineteen games and 21 nights later, the as had set a new american league record with a 20game winning streak. Hattebergs conversion from catcher to first baseman by the athletics is the subject of a chapter in the michael lewis book moneyball.
At washington state, he was a member of the alpha gamma rho fraternity. Regarding his personal life, scott hatteberg is married to elizabeth bitsy hatteberg, and the couple has three children. Ten players combined for 26 home runs during the 20game winning streak. Sep 19, 2011 scott hatteberg is a father, a husband, an avid fisherman and a gig harbor resident for the last 10 years. During the as recordsetting 20game win streak in 2002, hatteberg hit a walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth to secure the 20th win, a 1211 victory over the kansas city royals. In one of the most famous moments in oakland athletics history, pinch hitter scott hatteberg then hit a oneout solo home run off of kansas city reliever jason grimsley. Hattebergs recordbreaking home run in win number 20 followed walkoffs in wins 18 and 19. As indians aim for 20 straight wins, moneyball hero hatteberg. Sep 26, 2011 the pivotal player in the movie moneyball is arguably scott hatteberg. Scott hatteberg was born on december 14, 1969, in salem, oregon. As indians aim for 20th straight win, moneyball hero scott hatteberg. The catcher scott hattebergs right hand still felt like it belonged to someone else. Now hes also a character in the upcoming brad pitt project, moneyball, based on the book. Sep 23, 2011 oakland athletics first basemen scott hatteberg is one of the people profiled in michael lewis 2003 book moneyball.
Sep 12, 2017 scott hattebergs home run was immortalized in book and film. Somewhere in that pile is scott hatteberg, who just hit a home run that. Former as designated hitter scott hatteberg, who hit the gameending home run in oaklands recordsetting 20th consecutive win on september 4, 2002, one of the climatic scenes in the film, weighs in on his portrayal by actor chris pratt at. Beane arrives, only to watch the team go to pieces and allow the royals to even the score. Jeremys about to realize that the ball went 60 feet over the fence.
Oakland a are a small, unsexy us baseball team who consistently got to near the top of the baseball leagues on a fraction of the money and budget of the leading high profile teams like the boston white sox or the new york yankies. Pratt, who plays first baseman scott hatteberg, said he has not hit a home run at any level, including t ball, and in the movie, pratt, a righthanded hitter, must bat lefty. The art of winning an unfair game is a book by michael lewis, published in 2003, about the oakland athletics baseball team and its general manager billy beane. During his mlb career, spanning from 1995 through 2008, he played for the boston red sox, oakland athletics, and cincinnati reds. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on scott hatteberg of the cincinnati. Talent scouts from professional baseball teams would come to watch billys high school games and they told him that soon hed be a worldclass player. Scott allen hatteberg born december 14, 1969 is an american former professional first. Moneyball is a 2011 american biographical sports drama film directed by bennett miller and written by steven zaillian and aaron sorkin. The hero of the streak was scott hatteberg, who hits a home run to win the 20th game. Moneyball is a 2011 american film based on the bestselling book of the same name, following the real life story of how oakland athletics gm billy beane built a winning team on a shoestring budget despite baseballs therichgetricher. It was a great book, but the subject matter was very dense. Flashback to when as, hatteberg won 20 straight game in 2002. Seems like the perfect match for pratt to play hatteberg in moneyball, which opens friday. Im sure ill see it and im sure that ill enjoy the climactic scott hatteberg home run as much in.
Chris pratt talks on playing scott hatteberg in moneyball. Read this book only if you are prepared to realize that much of what you thought you knew about baseball is nonsense. Now the moneyball protagonist is mesmerized by the indians 19game streak. Hatteberg s conversion from catcher to first baseman by the as is the subject of a chapter in the michael lewis book moneyball. Prior to signing with the oakland as for the 2002 season, hatteberg was a catcher for the red sox and during the 2001 season, he ruptured a nerve in his elbow. I dont own anything i just wanted to share my one of my favorite sporting movies moneyball song the mighty rio grande this will destroy. Scott hatteberg hits a pinchhit, walkoff home run as the athletics win an american leaguerecord 20 straight games check out.
We either watched the game as it unfolded, or caught the highlights later. After four seasons and two playoff appearances with the as, hatteberg spent three seasons with the cincinnati reds. Scott hatteberg cincinnati major league baseball yahoo. Runners like catcherturnedfirst baseman scott hatteberg.
In the 1980s, there was a tremendously talented high school baseball player named billy beane. Sep 22, 2011 scott hatteberg was like so many other people in baseball, as well as fans, when word started coming from hollywood in 2008 that moneyball was going to be turned into a movie. Hes a key figure in the book and movie because he embodied a veteran. Hatteberg s recordbreaking home run in win number 20 followed walkoffs in. As indians aim for 20 straight wins, moneyball hero. Drafted by the philadelphia phillies in the 12th round of the 1988 mlb june amateur draft from eisenhower hs yakima, wa and the boston red sox in the 1st round 43rd of the 1991 mlb june amateur draft from washington state university. Oakland as general manager billy beanes successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computergenerated analysis to acquire new players. Though what happened with hatteberg s amazing 2002 season is well documented, the book was published in 2003. Commentary and critiques for the new moneyball movie. Forget 2002this years oakland as are the real moneyball team. We all remember scott hattebergs walkoff home run to seal the 20th win. So the athletics entered the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at 1111. Scott hatteberg retired after the 08 season, finishing off his career in cincinnati.
Scott allen hatteberg born december 14, 1969 is an american former professional first baseman and catcher. Scott hatteberg hits a pinchhit, walkoff home run as the athletics win an american leaguerecord 20 straight games check out f. But only some scott hatteberg magic sealed the deal. Scott hatteberg hit 106 home runs during his 14year mlb career, but undoubtedly his most famous came on sept. May 14, 2012 clinches the oakland as 20th consecutive victory featuring both moneyball footage and actual game footage. Michael lewis follows the story of general manager billy bean and his 2002 oakland as, a low budget baseball team that managed to win their division going away. Scott hatteberg, moneyballs secret weapon mens journal. As journalist michael lewis recounted in his book, moneyball, even hatteberg hadnt the slightest idea why the oakland as were so interested in him. Oakland athletics scott hatteberg is mobbed by teammates at home plate after hitting the gamewinning home run in the ninth inning to beat the kansas city royals 1211, on wednesday, sept. I do not own the footage to either clips i am awesome enough to put. Oakland general manager billy beane speaks openly about how the team pursued hatteberg because of his high onbase. The moneyball quotes below are all either spoken by scott hatteberg or refer to scott hatteberg. In moneyball, the film version of michael lewiss study of the legendary 2002 oakland as, one of the most intriguing stories is that of the lefthanded batter scott hatteberg.
The as won their 20th consecutive game against the kansas city royals on sept. Despite all their success, the as lose in the first round of the postseason, this time to the minnesota twins. Scott hatteberg s home run was immortalized in book and film. I read moneyball at a time when i wasnt reading too much besides preschool kids books and reread it for the baseball book club i am a part of on good reads. Hatteberg pinchhit and drove a 10 pitch over the right center field wall for a walkoff home run to give the as a 1211 win and an american league record 20game winning streak. When billy graduated, he was offered a contract with the mets. Hatteberg played collegiate summer baseball in the alaska baseball league in 1989 and 1990. As everybody who read lewis celebrated 2003 book knows, the as signed hatteberg with the encouragement of the teams bright young assistant general manager, paul depodesta. Scott hatteberg hit 106 home runs during his 14year mlb career, but undoubtedly his most famous came when he secured himself some eventual hollywood glory. The film is based on michael lewiss 2003 nonfiction book of the same name, an account of the oakland athletics baseball teams 2002 season and their general manager billy beanes attempts to assemble a competitive team.
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