'Lewis Everett Scott' (
November 19,
1892 –
November 2,
1960), nicknamed "Deacon", was an
American shortstop in
Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons with the
Boston Red Sox (1914-1921),
New York Yankees (1922-1925),
Washington Senators (1925),
Chicago White Sox (1926) and
Cincinnati Reds (1926). Scott batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Bluffton, Indiana.
Scott compiled a lifetime
batting average of .249, hitting 20
home runs with 551
RBI in 1654 games. He led
American League shortstops in
fielding percentage eight straight seasons (1916-23) and appeared in
1,307 consecutive games from
June 20,
1916 until
May 6,
1925, setting a record later broken by
Lou Gehrig.
Scott was a member of three Boston Red Sox
World Series champion teams in
1915-
16 and
1918), and also played with the New York Yankees in the
1922 and
1923 Series, winning in 1923.
Scott died in
Fort Wayne, Indiana at age 67.
See also
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MLB consecutive games played streaks
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster
External links
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BaseballLibrary.com
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The Virtual Card Collection