Scurry was born in Sacramento, California, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the eleventh overall pick in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent six seasons in the Pirates\' farm system, compiling a 37–51 record and 3.89 earned run average, before making the major league club out of Spring training 1980.\n', '

Though he had been used primarily as a starter in the minors, Scurry spent most of his major-league career as a relief pitcher. The only exception was 1981 when he was added to the Pirates\' starting rotation. He won his first start on April 19, giving up four hits and no earned runs in seven innings pitched.\n', '

From there, Scurry went 0–2 with a 5.79 ERA over his next four starts (the Pirates were 0–2 in his no-decisions), and he was returned to the bullpen. He made two more starts in August, winning one and losing one. For the season, he went 4–5 with a 3.77 ERA and seven saves. In 1982, he appeared in 76 games for the Pirates, and went 4–5 with a 1.74 ERA and fourteen saves. \n', '

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