Everett Scott

Who was Everett Scott?

Lewis Everett Scott, nicknamed "Deacon", was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons with 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 RBI in 1,654 games. He led American League shortstops in fielding percentage seven straight seasons 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 2013 it is still the third-longest streak in history.

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