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Everett Scott of the 1918 Red Sox — 1918: Babe Ruth and the World Champion Boston Red Sox by Allan Wood

Lewis Everett “Deacon” Scott
Shortstop

5’8″, 138 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right
Born: November 19, 1892, Bluffton, Indiana
Died: November 2, 1960, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Everett Scott became the Red Sox’s regular shortstop in 1914. Never a strong hitter — he batted higher than .270 only once in 13 years — Scott was nearly unmatched in the infield. He led all American League shortstops in fielding percentage for eight consecutive years (1916-23).

In 1918, Scott committed only 17 errors; other American League shortstops, by comparison, had anywhere from 32 to 57. St. Louis’s Jimmy Austin had 18 errors, but he handled 413 fewer fielding chances than Scott.

Scott played in a record 1,307 consecutive games, beginning on June 20, 1916 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.

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.

Batting

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   TB   SH  HBP
1914 21 BOS AL 144  539   66  129  15  6   2   37   9 14  32  43  .239  .286  .301  162  26   3
1915 22 BOS AL 100  359   25   72  11  0   0   28   4  7  17  21  .201  .237  .231   83  23   0
1916 23 BOS AL 123  366   37   85  19  2   0   27   8     23  24  .232  .283  .295  108  30   3
1917 24 BOS AL 157  528   40  127  24  7   0   50  12     20  46  .241  .268  .312  165  41   0
1918 25 BOS AL 126  443   40   98  11  5   0   43  11     12  16  .221  .242  .269  119  26   0
1919 26 BOS AL 138  507   41  141  19  0   0   38   8     19  26  .278  .306  .316  160  13   1
1920 27 BOS AL 154  569   41  153  21 12   4   61   4 11  21  15  .269  .300  .369  210  21   4
1921 28 BOS AL 154  576   65  151  21  9   1   62   5  9  27  21  .262  .295  .335  193  17   0
1922 29 NYY AL 154  557   64  150  23  5   3   45   2  3  23  22  .269  .304  .345  192  28   5
1923 30 NYY AL 152  533   48  131  16  4   6   60   1  3  13  19  .246  .266  .325  173  20   2
1924 31 NYY AL 153  548   56  137  12  6   4   64   3  7  21  15  .250  .278  .316  173  18   0
1925 32 NYY AL  22   60    3   13   0  0   0    4   0  1   2   2  .217  .242  .217   13   3   0
        WSH AL  33  103   10   28   6  1   0   18   1  2   4   4  .272  .299  .350   36   3   0
        TOT AL  55  163   13   41   6  1   0   22   1  3   6   6  .252  .278  .301   49   6   0
1926 33 CHW AL  40  143   15   36  10  1   0   13   1  3   9   8  .252  .296  .336   48   6   0
        CIN NL   4    6    1    4   0  0   0    1   0      0   0  .667  .667  .667    4   0   0
        TOT     44  149   16   40  10  1   0   14   1  3   9   8  .268  .310  .349   52   6   0
13 Seasons    1654 5837  552 1455 208 58  20  551  69 60 243 282  .249  .281  .315 1839 275  18

Fielding

Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP   RF   lgRF
1914 21 BOS AL  SS  143    324  408   39   50  .949  .939  5.12  5.28
1915 22 BOS AL  SS  100    198  298   20   31  .961  .939  4.96  5.06
1916 23 BOS AL  SS  121    217  339   19   36  .967  .939  4.60  4.94
                3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .942  1.00  3.28
                2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .966  2.00  4.93
1917 24 BOS AL  SS  157    315  483   39   64  .953  .931  5.08  4.87
1918 25 BOS AL  SS  126    270  419   17   35  .976  .939  5.47  5.25
1919 26 BOS AL  SS  138    276  423   17   63  .976  .942  5.07  5.09
1920 27 BOS AL  SS  154    330  496   23   64  .973  .944  5.36  5.08
1921 28 BOS AL  SS  154    380  528   26   94  .972  .943  5.90  5.24
1922 29 NYY AL  SS  154    302  538   30   74  .966  .946  5.45  5.07
1923 30 NYY AL  SS  152    245  414   27   65  .961  .946  4.34  4.83
1924 31 NYY AL  SS  153    322  455   27   80  .966  .950  5.08  4.89
1925 32 NYY AL  SS   18     39   45    1   16  .988  .946  4.67  4.76
        WSH AL  3B    2      2    4    0    1 1.000  .948  3.00  3.04
1926 33 CHW AL  SS   39     70  120    9   20  .955  .944  4.87  4.68
Position Total  SS 1609   3288 4966  294  692  .966  .942  5.13  5.04
                3B    3      2    5    0    1 1.000  .947  2.33  3.13
                2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .966  2.00  4.90
Overall Total      1613   3290 4973  294  693  .966  .942  5.12  5.04

World Series Batting

Year Team  Opp   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB
1915 BOS   PHI   5  18  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  3  .056  .056  .056  0
1916 BOS   BRO   5  16  1  2  0  1  0   1  1  1  .125  .176  .250  0
1918 BOS   CHC   6  21  0  2  0  0  0   1  1  1  .095  .136  .095  0
1922 NYY   NYG   5  14  0  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  .143  .200  .143  0
1923 NYY   NYG   6  22  2  7  0  0  0   3  0  1  .318  .318  .318  0
5 World Series  27  91  3 14  0  1  0   6  3  6  .154  .181  .176  0

World Series Fielding

Year Team  Opp   G   PO    A    E     PCT.
1915 BOS   PHI   5    7   12    0    1.000
1916 BOS   BRO   5    9   25    2     .944
1918 BOS   CHC   6   11   25    0    1.000
1922 NYY   NYG   5   14   15    0    1.000
1923 NYY   NYG   6    8   20    1     .966
5 World Series  27   49   97    3     .980

Minor League Batting

       TM        LG  POS   G    AB   R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SB  BB  SO   BA    SLG
1909 Kokomo      NI   SS  
     Fairmont   PWV   SS  
1910 Fairmont    WV   SS  
     Youngstown OPL   SS  
1911 Youngstown OPL   SS  108  395  67  105  18   3   1       132  14          .266  .334
1912 Youngstown  CA   SS  121  435  67  116  18   3   0       140  26  19      .267  .322
1913 St. Paul    AA   SS  168  620  72  167  20   6   1       202  26          .269  .326
1927 Baltimore   IL   SS  109  409  61  137  18   8  11   69  204   4  15  12  .335  .499
     Toledo      AA   SS   33  124  20   39   9   0   1   12   51   3   2   3  .315  .411
1928 Reading     IL   SS  131  493  81  156  39   6   6   59  225   3  32  21  .316  .456
1929 Reading     IL SS-3B  62  188  27   54  18   0   0   21   72   1  15   6  .287  .383
TOTALS                    732 2664 395  774 140  26  20  161 1026  77  83  42  .291  .385

Minor League Fielding

       TM         LG   POS    G     PO    A     E    PCT.
1911 Youngstown  OPL    SS   108   224   317   29   .949
1912 Youngstown   CA    SS   121   234   391   35   .947
1913 St. Paul     AA    SS   168   336   564   45   .952
1927 Baltimore    IL    SS   109   198   322   30   .945
     Toledo       AA    SS    33    60   106    3   .982
1928 Reading      IL    SS   131   252   363   26   .960
1929 Reading      IL  SS-3B   62    68    91   10   .941
TOTALS                       732  1372  2154  178   .952

Minor Leagues: NI - North Indiana League; PWV - Pennsylvania-West Virginia League; WV - West
Virginia League; OPL - Ohio-Pennsylvania League; CA - Central Association; AA - American
Association; IL - International League

� 1997-20243 by Allan Wood.