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{{Short description|American baseball player (1892–1960)}}
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'''Lewis Everett Scott''' ([[November 19]], [[1892]] – [[November 2]], [[1960]]), nicknamed "Deacon", was an [[United States|American]] [[shortstop]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for 12 seasons with the [[Boston Red Sox]] (1914-1921), [[New York Yankees]] (1922-1925), [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] (1925), [[Chicago White Sox]] (1926) and [[Cincinnati Reds]] (1926). Scott batted and threw right-handed. He was born in [[Bluffton, Indiana]].
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Everett Scott
|image=Everett Scott 1915 headshot.jpg
|caption=Scott in 1915
|position=[[Shortstop]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1892|11|19}}
|birth_place=[[Bluffton, Indiana]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1960|11|2|1892|11|19}}
|death_place=[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 14
|debutyear=1914
|debutteam=Boston Red Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 27
|finalyear=1926
|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.249
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=20
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=551
|teams=
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1914}}–{{mlby|1921}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1922}}–{{mlby|1925}})
* [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] ({{mlby|1925}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1926}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1926}})
|highlights=
* 4x [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1915}}, {{wsy|1916}}, {{wsy|1918}}, {{wsy|1923}})
* [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]]
}}
'''Lewis Everett Scott''' (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "'''Deacon'''", was an American [[professional baseball]] player. A [[shortstop]], Scott played in [[Major League Baseball]] for 12 seasons as a member of the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]], [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]], from 1914 through 1926. Scott batted and threw right-handed.


Scott compiled a lifetime [[batting average]] of .249, hitting 20 [[home run]]s with 551 [[run batted in|RBI]] in 1654 games. He led [[American League]] shortstops in [[fielding percentage]] eight straight seasons (1916-23) and appeared in [[MLB consecutive games played streaks|1,307 consecutive games]] from [[June 20]], [[1916 in baseball|1916]] until [[May 6]], [[1925 in baseball|1925]], setting a record later broken by [[Lou Gehrig]].
Scott served as [[captain (baseball)|captain]] of both the Red Sox and Yankees, who have become [[Yankees–Red Sox rivalry|fierce rivals]]. He compiled a lifetime [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] of .249, hitting 20 [[home run]]s with 551 [[runs batted in]] in 1,654 games. He led [[American League]] shortstops in [[fielding percentage]] seven straight seasons (1916–22) and appeared in [[Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks|1,307 consecutive games]] from June 20, 1916, through May 6, 1925, setting a record later broken by [[Lou Gehrig]]. {{As of|2022}}, it is still the third-longest streak in history.


After retiring from baseball, Scott became a professional [[bowling|bowler]] and owned [[bowling alley]]s. He died in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], at the age of 67. He was posthumously inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]].
Scott was a member of three Boston Red Sox [[World Series]] champion teams in [[1915 World Series|1915]]-[[1916 World Series|16]] and [[1918 World Series|1918]]), and also played with the New York Yankees in the [[1922 World Series|1922]] and [[1923 World Series|1923]] Series, winning in 1923.


==Early life==
Scott died in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] at age 67.
Scott was born in [[Bluffton, Indiana]]. He had two brothers and a sister. His father, Lewis, had moved to Bluffton from [[Warren, Indiana]], shortly before Everett's birth. Lewis' brother, Frame, had been a [[baseball]] player when he was younger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1394&dat=19210527&id=mp1lAAAAIBAJ&pg=2619,1916003&hl=en|title=One of Base Balls Great Men; Is Everette Scott Whose Father Lived Here 30 Years Ago|work=The Warren Tribune|page=1|date=May 27, 1921|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>


Scott attended [[Bluffton High School (Bluffton, Indiana)|Bluffton High School]], where he played for the school's baseball and [[basketball]] teams.<ref name=sabr/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2331&dat=19071030&id=phcoAAAAIBAJ&pg=5561,1237619&hl=en|title=Bluffton Lost to Ossian|work=Bluffton Chronicle|date=October 30, 1907|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> He graduated in 1909.<ref name=sabr>{{cite web|first=Ray |last=Birch |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/365591cd |title=Everett Scott |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> Scott married his high school sweetheart, Gladys Watt, in 1912.<ref name=sabr/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IsZJAAAAIBAJ&pg=840,7170552&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Popular Everett Scott And His Charming Bride|work=The Youngstown Vindicator|page=20|date=August 22, 1912|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
===External links===
* {{baseball-reference|id=s/scottev01}}
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Scott_Everett.stm BaseballLibrary.com]
* [http://www.vintagecardtraders.com/virtual/21exhibit/21exhibit.html The Virtual Card Collection]


==Career==
[[Category:Boston Red Sox players|Scott, Everett]]

[[Category:Chicago White Sox players|Scott, Everett]]
===Early career===
[[Category:Cincinnati Reds players|Scott, Everett]]
After graduating from Bluffton, Scott made his [[professional baseball]] debut in [[Minor League Baseball]] with the [[Kokomo Wild Cats]] of the [[Class D league|Class D]] [[Northern State of Indiana League]] in 1909. He moved to the [[Fairmont Champions]] of the Class D [[Pennsylvania–West Virginia League]] for the remainder of the 1909 season. He began the 1910 season with Fairmont, and completed the season with Kokomo.<ref name=sabr/> He joined the [[Youngstown Steelmen]] of the Class C [[Ohio–Pennsylvania League]] in 1911, and remained with them in 1912, when they played in the Class B [[Central League]].<ref name=sabr/>
[[Category:New York Yankees players|Scott, Everett]]

[[Category:Washington Senators players|Scott, Everett]]
[[Jimmy McAleer]], a native of Youngstown and minority owner of the [[Boston Red Sox]] of the [[American League]] (AL), noticed Scott playing for the Steelmen.<ref name=sabr/> On McAleer's suggestion, the Red Sox purchased Scott from Youngstown after the 1912 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2331&dat=19121218&id=jAEoAAAAIBAJ&pg=1522,5293359&hl=en|title=Everett Scott To Join Boston: Fast Local Shortstop Is To Report For Practice At Hot Springs|work=Bluffton Chronicle|date=December 18, 1912|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> and [[option (baseball)|optioned]] him to the [[St. Paul Saints (1901–60)|St. Paul Saints]] of the Class AA [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2g8bAAAAIBAJ&pg=3063,2910413&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Brief Sketches Of Big Stars|first=Art|last=Carlson|work=The Pittsburgh Press|page=39|date=April 23, 1925|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> Towards the end of the 1913 season, the Red Sox recalled Scott.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4cxJAAAAIBAJ&pg=2915,5007003&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott To Get Boost|page=17|work=Youngstown Vindicator|date=August 18, 1913|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
[[Category:Major league shortstops|Scott, Everett]]

[[Category:Major league players from Indiana|Scott, Everett]]
[[Bill Phillips (pitcher)|Bill Phillips]], manager of the [[Indianapolis Hoosiers (Federal League)|Indianapolis Hoosiers]] of the outlaw [[Federal League]], attempted to convince Scott to jump from the AL after the 1913 season by offering Scott a $4,000 contract (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4000|1913}}}} today). Scott remained with the Red Sox, signing a contract for $2,500 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2500|1914}}}} today) for the 1914 season.<ref name=sabr/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iSdKAAAAIBAJ&pg=4364,3616540&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Made Wise Move When He Refused to Join Federals At the Solicitation of Bill Phillips|work=Youngstown Vindicator|page=1|date=July 31, 1915|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
[[Category:1892 births|Scott, Everett]]

[[Category:1960 deaths|Scott, Everett]]
===Boston Red Sox===
Scott made his major league debut on April 14, 1914 for the Red Sox, and had a .239 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with strong fielding as a [[rookie]]. His batting average dropped to .201 in the 1915 season. The Red Sox won the [[List of American League pennant winners|AL pennant]], and defeated the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in the [[1915 World Series]]. Scott had one [[hit (baseball)|hit]] in 18 [[at bat]]s during the series.<ref name=sabr/>

On June 20, 1916, Scott began a consecutive games played streak.<ref name=streak>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/05/07/archives/shortstop-everett-scott-is-benched-consecutive-game-record-ends-at.html |title=Shortstop Everett Scott Is Benched – Consecutive Game Record Ends at 1,307 |newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 7, 1925 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> Scott batted .232 in the 1916 season and led all AL shortstops in [[fielding percentage]].<ref name=sabr/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1916-fielding-leaders.shtml|title=1916 American League Fielding Leaders|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> In the [[1916 World Series]], the Red Sox defeated the [[Brooklyn Robins]]. Scott had two hits in 16 at bats, and [[Wilbert Robinson]] of the Robins nicknamed Scott "[[Overhead line|Trolley Wire]]" due to his accurate throws.<ref name=sabr/>

[[File:Everett Scott 1922.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Scott with the Yankees in 1922]]
After a contract dispute, when Scott refused a pay cut from the Red Sox,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19170129&id=NKVXAAAAIBAJ&pg=5580,2623878&hl=en|title=Phillies' Infielder Backs Fraternity|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle|page=14|date=January 29, 1917|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> Scott signed a contract for the 1918 season. He batted .241 in 1917,<ref name=sabr/> while leading AL shortstops in fielding percentage and defensive games played,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1917-fielding-leaders.shtml|title=1917 American League Fielding Leaders|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> but the Red Sox did not win the pennant. Scott batted .221 in the 1918 season,<ref name=sabr/> while leading AL shortstops in fielding percentage for the third consecutive season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1918-fielding-leaders.shtml|title=1918 American League Fielding Leaders|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> as the Red Sox won the [[1918 World Series]]. In April 1919, Scott signed a three-year contract with the Red Sox.<ref name=sabr/> Scott led AL shortstops in fielding percentage for the fourth consecutive season in 1919,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1919-fielding-leaders.shtml|title=1919 American League Fielding Leaders|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> and batted .278, the highest average of his career.<ref name=sabr/>

Scott broke [[George Pinkney]]'s MLB consecutive games played streak of 577 on April 26, 1920.<ref name=pinkney/> He again led AL shortstops in fielding percentage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1920-fielding-leaders.shtml|title=1920 American League Fielding Leaders|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> The Red Sox named Scott team captain for the 1921 season, after the previous captain, [[Harry Hooper]], was traded to the [[Chicago White Sox]].<ref name="wood">{{cite book |title= Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox |last= Wood |first= Allan |year= 2000 |publisher= iUniverse |isbn= 0-595-14826-3 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baberuth1918reds00alla }}</ref> During spring training in 1921, Scott dealt with leg cramp that threatened his playing streak, but he was able to continue playing. Scott had 62 [[runs batted in]] on the season, and stated that it was his goal to play in 1,000 consecutive games.<ref name=sabr/>

===New York Yankees===
After the 1921 season, the Red Sox traded Scott with [[Bullet Joe Bush]] and [[Sad Sam Jones]] to the [[New York Yankees]] for [[Rip Collins (pitcher)|Rip Collins]], [[Roger Peckinpaugh]], [[Bill Piercy]], [[Jack Quinn (baseball)|Jack Quinn]] and $100,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|100000|1921}}}} in current dollar terms). [[Del Pratt]] succeeded Scott as captain of the Red Sox.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1922/04/05/archives/pratt-to-lead-red-sox-succeeds-everett-scott-as-captain-of-boston.html |title=Pratt to Lead Red Sox. – Succeeds Everett Scott as Captain of Boston Americans |work=The New York Times|page=18|date=April 5, 1922 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

After Peckinpaugh, the captain of the Yankees, was traded, [[Babe Ruth]] was named the new team captain. Ruth was suspended in May 1922 and Scott was named captain in Ruth's place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/05/27/109841207.pdf|title=Ruth Regrets Action; Resents Fans' Stand; Declares New York Rooters Have Not Given Him 'Square Deal' Since Return|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 27, 1922|access-date=November 19, 2009}}</ref> Scott remained the Yankees' captain through 1925.<ref name=newsday>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104785595.html?dids=104785595:104785595&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+01%2C+1988&author=By+Steve+Marcus&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Will+Yanks+Chase+Captain+Guidry%3F&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201032923/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104785595.html?dids=104785595:104785595&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+01,+1988&author=By+Steve+Marcus&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Will+Yanks+Chase+Captain+Guidry%3F&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=Will Yanks Chase Captain Guidry?|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|first=Steve|last=Marcus|date=December 1, 1988|access-date=November 25, 2011|page=150}}{{subscription required|date=November 2011}}</ref>

Scott played with the Yankees in the [[1922 World Series]]. He entered the 1923 season 14 games shy of his goal of 1,000 consecutive games played, but sprained his ankle during spring training. He played on Opening Day at the newly opened [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], recording the first [[assist (baseball)|assist]] in the stadium's history. He played his 1,000th consecutive MLB game on May 2, 1923. [[United States Secretary of the Navy|U.S. Secretary of the Navy]] [[Edwin C. Denby]] presented Scott with a gold medal during a pregame ceremony.<ref name=sabr/><ref name=pinkney>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GqguAAAAIBAJ&pg=3663%2C3813033&dq=everett-scott&hl=en |title=Everett Scott Plays 1000th Game Today |work=The Miami News |date=May 2, 1923 |access-date=May 23, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124144621/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GqguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bdgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3663,3813033&dq=everett-scott&hl=en |archive-date=January 24, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LqFiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1679,3137116&dq=everett-scott+edwin-denby&hl=en|title=1000 Game Scott Gets Medal, Yanks Blank|work=Aurora Daily Star|page=2|date=May 3, 1923|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> Scott broke [[Perry Lipe]]'s record for consecutive professional baseball games (regardless of level) with his 1,127th game on September 14, 1923; all of Lipe's games had been in the minor leagues and Lipe never played at the MLB level. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JUAvAAAAIBAJ&pg=5218,5547075&dq=perry-lipe&hl=en |title=Year 1925 In Record Breaking |work=The Norwalk Hour|page=14 |date=December 30, 1925 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4qtZAAAAIBAJ&pg=2370,4358348&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Stretches His Record To 1,140 Games|page=6|work=Painesville Telegraph|date=April 18, 1924|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> By the following offseason, manager [[Miller Huggins]] began to consider ending Scott's streak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wx4bAAAAIBAJ&pg=5175,2452880&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott's Record to Stop|page=32|work=The Pittsburgh Press|date=January 11, 1924|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> Huggins benched Scott on May 6, 1925 in favor of [[Pee Wee Wanninger]], ending his record consecutive games played streak at 1,307.<ref name=streak/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iu1kAAAAIBAJ&pg=3371,3877402&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Finally Bows To Father Time|first=Henry L.|last=Farrel|work=Edmonton Journal|page=20|date=May 7, 1925|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>

===Later career===
The [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] selected Scott off [[waivers (baseball)|waivers]] from the New York Yankees in June 1925, paying the Yankees the waiver price of $4,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4000|1925}}}} today).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/810927832.html?dids=810927832:810927832&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+18%2C+1925&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=EVERETT+SCOTT+SOLD+FOR+%244%2C000&pqatl=google |title=Everett Scott Sold For $4,000 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |page=13 |date=June 18, 1925 |access-date=July 26, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Subscription required|date=July 2012}}</ref> With the Senators, Scott served as Peckinpaugh's backup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CUMqAAAAIBAJ&pg=3889,1431116&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott's Opinion|first=Ralph|last=Davis|work=The Pittsburgh Press|page=26|date=July 29, 1925|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> The Senators reached the [[1925 World Series]], but lost to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]; Scott did not appear in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1925_WS.shtml|title=1925 World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators (4-3)|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>

Though it was reported that Scott would retire to manage his business in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1650520412.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+02%2C+1926&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe+%281923-1927%29&desc=EVERETT+SCOTT+DECIDES+TO+QUIT+THE+DIAMOND&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131203830/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1650520412.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+02,+1926&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe+(1923-1927)&desc=EVERETT+SCOTT+DECIDES+TO+QUIT+THE+DIAMOND&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Everett Scott Decides To Quit The Diamond|page=6|newspaper=[[Boston Daily Globe]]|date=January 2, 1926|access-date=July 26, 2012}}{{Subscription required|date=July 2012}}</ref> the [[Chicago White Sox]] signed Scott in February 1926.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1650475292.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+17%2C+1926&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe+%281923-1927%29&desc=EVERETT+SCOTT+SIGNED+BY+CHICAGO+WHITE+SOX&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201013819/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1650475292.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+17,+1926&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe+(1923-1927)&desc=EVERETT+SCOTT+SIGNED+BY+CHICAGO+WHITE+SOX&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=Everett Scott Signed By Chicago White Sox |newspaper=Boston Daily Globe |page=A19 |date=February 17, 1926 |access-date=July 26, 2012 }}{{Subscription required|date=July 2012}}</ref> The [[Cincinnati Reds]] purchased Scott from the White Sox in July 1926.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1926/07/11/archives/everett-scott-sold-to-reds.html |title=Everett Scott Sold to Reds|work=The New York Times |date=July 11, 1926|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> He played in four games for the Reds.<ref name=sabr/>

Scott signed with the [[Baltimore Orioles (minor league)|Baltimore Orioles]] of the [[International League]] for the 1927 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cb8aAAAAIBAJ&pg=4874,3155442&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Will Be With Baltimore|page=28|date=February 21, 1927|work=The Pittsburgh Press|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> receiving his unconditionally release on August 4.<ref name=sabr/> He signed with the [[Toledo Mud Hens]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] in August,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19270814&id=j2JQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5832,1891979&hl=en|title=The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search|access-date=January 17, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and played in 33 games for them.<ref name=sabr/> Toledo released him after the season.<ref>{{cite news|author=[ Displaying Abstract ] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/12/08/archives/baseball-veterans-out-irish-meusel-everett-scott-joe-bush-released.html |title=BASEBALL VETERANS OUT. - Irish Meusel, Everett Scott, Joe Bush Released by Toledo Club. - Article |work=The New York Times |date=December 8, 1927 |access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Scott played with the [[Reading Keystones]] of the International League in 1928, batting .315. Scott returned to the Keystones in 1929, but received his release in July 1929 after 62 games,<ref name=sabr/> due to the team's disappointing play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19290801&id=0HAtAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749,128540&hl=en|title=Reading Releases Deacon Scott And 3 Other Veterans|work=The Gazette|location=Montreal|page=17|date=August 1, 1929|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1660618512.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+19%2C+1928&author=&pub=The+Sun+%281837-1985%29&desc=Everett+Scott+Signed+To+Play+For+Reading&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131155351/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1660618512.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+19,+1928&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Everett+Scott+Signed+To+Play+For+Reading&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |title=Everett Scott Signed To Play For Reading |work=The Baltimore Sun |page=12 |date=January 19, 1928 |access-date=July 26, 2012 }}{{Subscription required|date=July 2012}}</ref>

==Later life==
Scott was an avid [[bowling|bowler]], and he competed in [[ten-pin bowling]] events sanctioned by the [[American Bowling Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2ukxAAAAIBAJ&pg=5632,5585369&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Leads Team In A.B.C. Games|work=Reading Eagle|page=23|agency=Associated Press|date=March 26, 1930|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=680xAAAAIBAJ&pg=2740,369903&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Scheduled At A.B.C. Tonight|work=Reading Eagle|page=23|date=April 2, 1936|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> He bowled against professional [[Hank Marino]] in 1931, though he lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/239523664/?terms=everett%2Bscott%2Bhank%2Bmarino |title=16 Mar 1931, Page 12 - The Sheboygan Press at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=March 16, 1931 |access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Scott also owned bowling alleys in Fort Wayne.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pg1BAAAAIBAJ&pg=5524,3093544&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Everett Scott Rolls Again Tonight|work=The Portsmouth Times|agency=Associated Press|page=20|date=April 22, 1937|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name=gehrig/> He wrote a children’s book, called ''Third Base Thatcher'', that was published in 1928.<ref name=sabr/>

[[Lou Gehrig]], a former teammate of Scott's on the Yankees, surpassed Scott's record of consecutive games played in August 1933 in a game against the [[St. Louis Browns]].<ref name=gehrig/> Gehrig's streak began in 1925, by pinch hitting for Wanninger, the same season Scott's streak ended.<ref name=sabr/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UJ0-AAAAIBAJ&pg=5885,1572408&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Endurance Title Now Held By Everett Scott, To Fall Probably Next Week|agency=Associated Press|page=8|work=The Tuscaloosa News|date=August 13, 1933|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> Scott attended the game at [[Sportsman's Park]] as a special guest of the Browns.<ref name=gehrig>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s_4nAAAAIBAJ&pg=3568,3169744&dq=everett-scott&hl=en|title=Lou Sets New Playing Mark: Game Today to Break 1307 Consecutive Mark Set by Everett Scott|first=Hugh S.|last=Fullerton Jr.|page=8|date=August 17, 1933|work=The Southeast Missourian|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>

Scott died in [[Parkview Hospital]] in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] at age 67. He was posthumously inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/sports/top50/scott.php |title=Before Lou Gehrig came along, Everett Scott became the first major-leaguer to play in 1,000 consecutive games |first=Blake |last=Sebring |newspaper=The News-Sentinel |access-date=July 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317234131/http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/sports/top50/scott.php |archive-date=March 17, 2012 }}</ref> and the [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=TANP&p_multi=BMAB&p_theme=tanp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124A0E3F84805BE8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Lee stands out at Sox Hall ceremony|first=Peter|last=du Moulin|date=November 22, 2008 |newspaper=The Times Argus|access-date=August 13, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=August 2012}}</ref> ''[[The News-Sentinel]]'' named Scott the fourth-best athlete from [[Northeastern Indiana]] of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://egen.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/komets/top50/ |title=Northeast Indiana's Top 50 Athletes of the 20th Century |newspaper=The News-Sentinel |access-date=January 17, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129221033/http://egen.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/komets/top50/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://egen.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/komets/top50/scott.php |title=Our own iron man |newspaper=The News-Sentinel |access-date=January 17, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130002039/http://egen.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/komets/top50/scott.php |archive-date=January 30, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball|Indiana}}
*[[Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks]]
*[[List of Boston Red Sox captains]]
*[[List of New York Yankees captains]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://baseballbiography.com/everett-scott Everett Scott] - Baseballbiography.com
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LkJCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=waoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6835,4301228 Scott Padded Shoes To Escape Being Cut; Played 1307 Straight Games At Short], by [[Harry Grayson]], June 21, 1943
*{{Find a Grave}}

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Latest revision as of 02:52, 18 September 2024

Everett Scott
Scott in 1915
Shortstop
Born: (1892-11-19)November 19, 1892
Bluffton, Indiana, U.S.
Died: November 2, 1960(1960-11-02) (aged 67)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1914, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1926, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.249
Home runs20
Runs batted in551
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Lewis Everett Scott (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "Deacon", was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, Scott played in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons as a member of the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, from 1914 through 1926. Scott batted and threw right-handed.

Scott served as captain of both the Red Sox and Yankees, who have become fierce rivals. He compiled a lifetime batting average of .249, hitting 20 home runs with 551 runs batted in in 1,654 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. As of 2022, it is still the third-longest streak in history.

After retiring from baseball, Scott became a professional bowler and owned bowling alleys. He died in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 67. He was posthumously inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

Early life

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Scott was born in Bluffton, Indiana. He had two brothers and a sister. His father, Lewis, had moved to Bluffton from Warren, Indiana, shortly before Everett's birth. Lewis' brother, Frame, had been a baseball player when he was younger.[1]

Scott attended Bluffton High School, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.[2][3] He graduated in 1909.[2] Scott married his high school sweetheart, Gladys Watt, in 1912.[2][4]

Career

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Early career

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After graduating from Bluffton, Scott made his professional baseball debut in Minor League Baseball with the Kokomo Wild Cats of the Class D Northern State of Indiana League in 1909. He moved to the Fairmont Champions of the Class D Pennsylvania–West Virginia League for the remainder of the 1909 season. He began the 1910 season with Fairmont, and completed the season with Kokomo.[2] He joined the Youngstown Steelmen of the Class C Ohio–Pennsylvania League in 1911, and remained with them in 1912, when they played in the Class B Central League.[2]

Jimmy McAleer, a native of Youngstown and minority owner of the Boston Red Sox of the American League (AL), noticed Scott playing for the Steelmen.[2] On McAleer's suggestion, the Red Sox purchased Scott from Youngstown after the 1912 season,[5] and optioned him to the St. Paul Saints of the Class AA American Association.[6] Towards the end of the 1913 season, the Red Sox recalled Scott.[7]

Bill Phillips, manager of the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the outlaw Federal League, attempted to convince Scott to jump from the AL after the 1913 season by offering Scott a $4,000 contract ($123,313 today). Scott remained with the Red Sox, signing a contract for $2,500 ($76,047 today) for the 1914 season.[2][8]

Boston Red Sox

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Scott made his major league debut on April 14, 1914 for the Red Sox, and had a .239 batting average with strong fielding as a rookie. His batting average dropped to .201 in the 1915 season. The Red Sox won the AL pennant, and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1915 World Series. Scott had one hit in 18 at bats during the series.[2]

On June 20, 1916, Scott began a consecutive games played streak.[9] Scott batted .232 in the 1916 season and led all AL shortstops in fielding percentage.[2][10] In the 1916 World Series, the Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins. Scott had two hits in 16 at bats, and Wilbert Robinson of the Robins nicknamed Scott "Trolley Wire" due to his accurate throws.[2]

Scott with the Yankees in 1922

After a contract dispute, when Scott refused a pay cut from the Red Sox,[11] Scott signed a contract for the 1918 season. He batted .241 in 1917,[2] while leading AL shortstops in fielding percentage and defensive games played,[12] but the Red Sox did not win the pennant. Scott batted .221 in the 1918 season,[2] while leading AL shortstops in fielding percentage for the third consecutive season,[13] as the Red Sox won the 1918 World Series. In April 1919, Scott signed a three-year contract with the Red Sox.[2] Scott led AL shortstops in fielding percentage for the fourth consecutive season in 1919,[14] and batted .278, the highest average of his career.[2]

Scott broke George Pinkney's MLB consecutive games played streak of 577 on April 26, 1920.[15] He again led AL shortstops in fielding percentage.[16] The Red Sox named Scott team captain for the 1921 season, after the previous captain, Harry Hooper, was traded to the Chicago White Sox.[17] During spring training in 1921, Scott dealt with leg cramp that threatened his playing streak, but he was able to continue playing. Scott had 62 runs batted in on the season, and stated that it was his goal to play in 1,000 consecutive games.[2]

New York Yankees

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After the 1921 season, the Red Sox traded Scott with Bullet Joe Bush and Sad Sam Jones to the New York Yankees for Rip Collins, Roger Peckinpaugh, Bill Piercy, Jack Quinn and $100,000 ($1,708,209 in current dollar terms). Del Pratt succeeded Scott as captain of the Red Sox.[18]

After Peckinpaugh, the captain of the Yankees, was traded, Babe Ruth was named the new team captain. Ruth was suspended in May 1922 and Scott was named captain in Ruth's place.[19] Scott remained the Yankees' captain through 1925.[20]

Scott played with the Yankees in the 1922 World Series. He entered the 1923 season 14 games shy of his goal of 1,000 consecutive games played, but sprained his ankle during spring training. He played on Opening Day at the newly opened Yankee Stadium, recording the first assist in the stadium's history. He played his 1,000th consecutive MLB game on May 2, 1923. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Edwin C. Denby presented Scott with a gold medal during a pregame ceremony.[2][15][21] Scott broke Perry Lipe's record for consecutive professional baseball games (regardless of level) with his 1,127th game on September 14, 1923; all of Lipe's games had been in the minor leagues and Lipe never played at the MLB level. .[22][23] By the following offseason, manager Miller Huggins began to consider ending Scott's streak.[24] Huggins benched Scott on May 6, 1925 in favor of Pee Wee Wanninger, ending his record consecutive games played streak at 1,307.[9][25]

Later career

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The Washington Senators selected Scott off waivers from the New York Yankees in June 1925, paying the Yankees the waiver price of $4,000 ($69,495 today).[26] With the Senators, Scott served as Peckinpaugh's backup.[27] The Senators reached the 1925 World Series, but lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates; Scott did not appear in the series.[28]

Though it was reported that Scott would retire to manage his business in Fort Wayne, Indiana,[29] the Chicago White Sox signed Scott in February 1926.[30] The Cincinnati Reds purchased Scott from the White Sox in July 1926.[31] He played in four games for the Reds.[2]

Scott signed with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League for the 1927 season,[32] receiving his unconditionally release on August 4.[2] He signed with the Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association in August,[33] and played in 33 games for them.[2] Toledo released him after the season.[34] Scott played with the Reading Keystones of the International League in 1928, batting .315. Scott returned to the Keystones in 1929, but received his release in July 1929 after 62 games,[2] due to the team's disappointing play.[35][36]

Later life

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Scott was an avid bowler, and he competed in ten-pin bowling events sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress.[37][38] He bowled against professional Hank Marino in 1931, though he lost.[39] Scott also owned bowling alleys in Fort Wayne.[40][41] He wrote a children’s book, called Third Base Thatcher, that was published in 1928.[2]

Lou Gehrig, a former teammate of Scott's on the Yankees, surpassed Scott's record of consecutive games played in August 1933 in a game against the St. Louis Browns.[41] Gehrig's streak began in 1925, by pinch hitting for Wanninger, the same season Scott's streak ended.[2][42] Scott attended the game at Sportsman's Park as a special guest of the Browns.[41]

Scott died in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana at age 67. He was posthumously inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986[43] and the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2008.[44] The News-Sentinel named Scott the fourth-best athlete from Northeastern Indiana of the 20th century.[45][46]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "One of Base Balls Great Men; Is Everette Scott Whose Father Lived Here 30 Years Ago". The Warren Tribune. May 27, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Birch, Ray. "Everett Scott". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bluffton Lost to Ossian". Bluffton Chronicle. October 30, 1907. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Popular Everett Scott And His Charming Bride". The Youngstown Vindicator. August 22, 1912. p. 20. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Everett Scott To Join Boston: Fast Local Shortstop Is To Report For Practice At Hot Springs". Bluffton Chronicle. December 18, 1912. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Carlson, Art (April 23, 1925). "Brief Sketches Of Big Stars". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 39. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Everett Scott To Get Boost". Youngstown Vindicator. August 18, 1913. p. 17. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Everett Scott Made Wise Move When He Refused to Join Federals At the Solicitation of Bill Phillips". Youngstown Vindicator. July 31, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Shortstop Everett Scott Is Benched – Consecutive Game Record Ends at 1,307". The New York Times. May 7, 1925. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  10. ^ "1916 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Phillies' Infielder Backs Fraternity". Spokane Daily Chronicle. January 29, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "1917 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "1918 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  14. ^ "1919 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Everett Scott Plays 1000th Game Today". The Miami News. May 2, 1923. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ "1920 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  17. ^ Wood, Allan (2000). Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox. iUniverse. ISBN 0-595-14826-3.
  18. ^ "Pratt to Lead Red Sox. – Succeeds Everett Scott as Captain of Boston Americans". The New York Times. April 5, 1922. p. 18. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  19. ^ "Ruth Regrets Action; Resents Fans' Stand; Declares New York Rooters Have Not Given Him 'Square Deal' Since Return" (PDF). The New York Times. May 27, 1922. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  20. ^ Marcus, Steve (December 1, 1988). "Will Yanks Chase Captain Guidry?". Newsday. p. 150. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2011.(subscription required)
  21. ^ "1000 Game Scott Gets Medal, Yanks Blank". Aurora Daily Star. May 3, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  22. ^ "Year 1925 In Record Breaking". The Norwalk Hour. December 30, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  23. ^ "Everett Scott Stretches His Record To 1,140 Games". Painesville Telegraph. April 18, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  24. ^ "Everett Scott's Record to Stop". The Pittsburgh Press. January 11, 1924. p. 32. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  25. ^ Farrel, Henry L. (May 7, 1925). "Everett Scott Finally Bows To Father Time". Edmonton Journal. p. 20. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  26. ^ "Everett Scott Sold For $4,000". Hartford Courant. June 18, 1925. p. 13. Retrieved July 26, 2012.[dead link‍](subscription required)
  27. ^ Davis, Ralph (July 29, 1925). "Everett Scott's Opinion". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  28. ^ "1925 World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators (4-3)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  29. ^ "Everett Scott Decides To Quit The Diamond". Boston Daily Globe. January 2, 1926. p. 6. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2012.(subscription required)
  30. ^ "Everett Scott Signed By Chicago White Sox". Boston Daily Globe. February 17, 1926. p. A19. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2012.(subscription required)
  31. ^ "Everett Scott Sold to Reds". The New York Times. July 11, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  32. ^ "Everett Scott Will Be With Baltimore". The Pittsburgh Press. February 21, 1927. p. 28. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  33. ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved January 17, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  34. ^ [ Displaying Abstract ] (December 8, 1927). "BASEBALL VETERANS OUT. - Irish Meusel, Everett Scott, Joe Bush Released by Toledo Club. - Article". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  35. ^ "Reading Releases Deacon Scott And 3 Other Veterans". The Gazette. Montreal. August 1, 1929. p. 17. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  36. ^ "Everett Scott Signed To Play For Reading". The Baltimore Sun. January 19, 1928. p. 12. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2012.(subscription required)
  37. ^ "Everett Scott Leads Team In A.B.C. Games". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. March 26, 1930. p. 23. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  38. ^ "Everett Scott Scheduled At A.B.C. Tonight". Reading Eagle. April 2, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  39. ^ "16 Mar 1931, Page 12 - The Sheboygan Press at". Newspapers.com. March 16, 1931. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  40. ^ "Everett Scott Rolls Again Tonight". The Portsmouth Times. Associated Press. April 22, 1937. p. 20. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  41. ^ a b c Fullerton Jr., Hugh S. (August 17, 1933). "Lou Sets New Playing Mark: Game Today to Break 1307 Consecutive Mark Set by Everett Scott". The Southeast Missourian. p. 8. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  42. ^ "Endurance Title Now Held By Everett Scott, To Fall Probably Next Week". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. August 13, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  43. ^ Sebring, Blake. "Before Lou Gehrig came along, Everett Scott became the first major-leaguer to play in 1,000 consecutive games". The News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  44. ^ du Moulin, Peter (November 22, 2008). "Lee stands out at Sox Hall ceremony". The Times Argus. Retrieved August 13, 2012. (subscription required)
  45. ^ "Northeast Indiana's Top 50 Athletes of the 20th Century". The News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  46. ^ "Our own iron man". The News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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