Daryl Sconiers
| Daryl Sconiers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: October 3, 1958 San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1981, for the California Angels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1985, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .265 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Runs batted in | 84 |
| Teams | |
Daryl Anthony Sconiers (born October 3, 1958) is an American former professional baseball first baseman.
Sconiers attended Fontana High School in Fontana, California though he told the Los Angeles Times his friends were not interested in school and he attended only often enough to maintain eligibility for the school's baseball team. As a senior at Fontana, he had a batting average of .515. He was undrafted out of high school and played college baseball at Orange Coast College.[1]
He played all or part of five seasons with the California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB), between 1981 and 1985.[2]
For a period in May 1982, Sconiers was absent from the team without permission or explanation and the Angels organization was unable to locate or contact him.[3] After the same occurred during spring training in 1985, Sconiers admitted to having a substance abuse problem.[4] He was let go after the season and never played in the major leagues again. Before his release, he was considered the heir apparent to future Hall of Famer Rod Carew's starting first base job.[5] He continued to play in the minor leagues until 1991.
In 1986 and 1987, Sconiers played unaffiliated ball with the San Jose Bees along with several other former Major League players who had been afflicted by substance abuse problems. Sconiers once went missing from the team for three days on a crack cocaine binge.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Carr, Al (10 March 1977). "A .500-Hitter Works on Fielding". The Los Angeles Times. p. 13. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Daryl Sconiers Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ Patton, Gregg (7 May 1982). "Sconiers AWOL from Angels farm club". The San Bernardino County Sun. p. C-1. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Spring Training / Angels : Sconiers Has 'Substance Problem'". Los Angeles Times. 18 March 1985. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b Verducci, Tom (September 12, 2016). "The Bad News bees". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
Sources[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1958 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- California Angels players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Idaho Falls Angels players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Midland Angels players
- Orange Coast Pirates baseball players
- Quad Cities Angels players
- Salinas Angels players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- San Jose Bees players
- Spokane Indians players
- Sportspeople from San Bernardino, California
- Baseball players from San Bernardino County, California
- Vancouver Canadians players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Fontana High School alumni