Everett Scott

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Lewis Everett "Deacon" Scott (November 19, 1892 - November 2, 1960) was the smooth-fielding shortstop for the Boston Red Sox from 1914 to 1921. In a 12-year career, Scott also played with the New York Yankees (1922-1925), Washington Senators (1925), Chicago White Sox (1926) and Cincinnati Reds (1926).

Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Moments in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Transactions 5 External Links

Overall Career

Scott was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1914 with the Red Sox. He would go on to lead all American League shortstops in fielding average for eight straight seasons (1916-23). He played in a record 1,307 consecutive games, beginning on June 20, 1916 with the Red Sox and ending May 5, 1925 as a member of the New York Yankees. One month later, Scott's teammate Lou Gehrig would begin a streak of his own.

Scott took over in Boston in 1914, as the Tris Speaker-Smoky Joe Wood era was ending, and went to the Yankees eight years later as Roger Peckinpaugh's replacement. Scott won World Series rings with the Boston Red Sox (1915, 1916, 1918) and the New York Yankees (1923).

Never a strong hitter -- he batted higher than .270 only once in 13 years -- Scott was nearly unmatched in the infield. In 1918, Scott committed only 17 errors; other American League shortstops, by comparison, had anywhere from 32 to 57. (Jimmy Austin of the St. Louis Browns committed 18 errors in 1918, but handled 413 fewer fielding chances than Scott.)

Scott compiled a lifetime batting average of .249, hitting 20 home runs with 551 RBI in 1,654 games.

Moments in the Sun

• Scott was a member of three Boston Red Sox World Series champion teams in 1915, 1916 and 1918.

Trivia

• Most baseball encyclopedias list Scott as 148 pounds, but in 1942, he claimed he weighed only 125 pounds when he debuted and never topped 138 at any point in his career.
• Inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame (1986)
• Led the American League in games played in 1917 (157) and 1920 (154).

Transactions

• December 20, 1921: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Joe Bush and Sam Jones to the New York Yankees for Roger Peckinpaugh, Jack Quinn, Rip Collins, and Bill Piercy.
• June 17, 1925: Selected off waivers by the Washington Senators from the New York Yankees.
• March 1926: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Washington Senators.
• July 6, 1926: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago White Sox.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis