Everett Scott

Everett Scott
Shortstop
Born: November 19, 1892(1892-11-19) Bluffton, Indiana
Died: November 2, 1960(1960-11-02) (aged 67) Fort Wayne, Indiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1914 for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1926 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.249
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	551
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1914-21) New York Yankees (1922-25) Washington Senators (1925) Chicago White Sox (1926) Cincinnati Reds (1926)
Career highlights and awards
4 x World Champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923) Led American League in fielding percentage 7 straight years (1916-22) Boston Red Sox Captain New York Yankees Captain Third longest streak of consecutive games played in MLB history (1,307)

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 seven straight seasons (1916–22) and appeared in 1,307 consecutive games from June 20, 1916 through May 6, 1925, setting a record later broken by Lou Gehrig. It is still the third-longest such streak in history.

Scott was a member of three Boston Red Sox World Series championship 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

• MLB consecutive games played streaks

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• BaseballLibrary.com
• The Virtual Card Collection
• Scott Padded Shoes To Escape Being Cut; Played 1307 Straight Games At Short, by Harry Grayson, June 21, 1943

Preceded by Babe Ruth

New York Yankees team captain 1922 to 1925

Succeeded by Lou Gehrig

Persondata
Name	Scott, Everett
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 19, 1892
Place of birth	Bluffton, Indiana
Date of death	November 2, 1960
Place of death	Fort Wayne, Indiana