Everett Scott of the 1918 Red Sox — 1918: Babe Ruth and the World Champion Boston Red Sox by Allan Wood
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Lewis Everett “Deacon” Scott 5’8″, 138 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right |
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