The Washington herald., 1920-06-22
Everett Scott Makes New Record for Major Leagues
By Playing in SO Consecutive Games in Big Show
NJ GEORGE I. MonELAxD.

ton Reds had placed q record for
playing consecutive games which Il
10 now doubted will ever be
; equaled. Besides, the player will
more than likely add many more
games to his already long string OF
51s consecutive games.
The figures mentioned are the
number of games Scott has taken
part In since he began his wonderful
string of consecutive games, start
ing In the first game Of the season.
1916.
He Joined the Reds In the spring
of 1918. going South with them that
year. But with such sterling
player as "Heinie", Wagner cover
ing the position Scott had little or
no chance to break In the show.
He was shipped to St., Paul of the
American Association to be de-
veloped. which took but one sea-
son to accomplish, for when the
season of 1914 opened Scott was as
signed to the position he now plays
and he has never had any one to
even try to take II away.
Led Last Four Years.
For the past four years he has
done what probably no other player
in the annals of the game has
dore-led all other shor tstops in
their respective leagues-and II
must be remembered that there
have been a few brilliant shortstops
connected with the American
League. Such players as Mcbride.
Chapman. Peckinpaugh, Weaver and
others too numerous to mention.
So to lead them all for the past
four years, 1920 not included. Is
some feat.
Begun His Career I'm 1909.
Scott broke into baseball for
living back in 1903 when he signed
with the Kokomo Club of Indiana.
The youngster was born near that
place, having seen the light of day
at Bluffton, Ind, November 10, 1892.
He was little more than II when
he started to climb.
His work attracted the attention
of the manager of the Fairmont
club, OF the Pennsylvania and West
Virginia League and he was engaged
to play with that club. He finished
the season of 1903 there. but in the
fall he was signed by the Youngs-
town (Ohio) club, then a member Of
the Ohio and Pennsylvania League.
He took sick during the first part
OF the 1910 season and did not play
enough games to break into the
average column. The following
season he played los games at short
for his club. He remained with the
same team through the season of
1911.
Wanted Washington to Sign Him.
AS / was president of the Ohio
and Pennsylvania League at that
period, wanted Jimmy" McAleer.
then manager of the Washington
Club. to sign Scott, but he could not
see Kim. 1 then got busy with sew
eral other clubs and finally had the
Boston team purchase him. He was
ordered to report TO his new club
the next spring.
But when he reported Wagner
was going great guns and was
popular player in Boston, so IL
was deemed advisable to ship Scott
to some minor league for further
development. Consequently he wa,
released to st. Paul where he re-
mained during the season of 1919
He has been with his present team
ever since.
What was Boston's gain was
washington's loss when this player
got away from McAleer.
A wonderfuI Record.
Excluding the season of 1890,
which Is just one-third finished, the
figures from the season of 1911,
when his record really began, are
used.
In that number of years, nine, 1t
will be seen that Scott has played
LOSS games. scored 4s5 runs. made
1.04O hits, giving him a batting
average of .24s.
He has made during that length
OF time 154 doubles, 80 triples and
four home runs, a total Of 1870
bases.
He has stolen 11s bases and made
the remarkably large number of 2s3
sacrifice hits, an average of over 81
a fan mention this fact; but Everett
is one of the hest men in the game
to advance his runner.
His Great Fielding.
1t is in the fielding line that he
excels. During his career he has
played in the Ohio and Pennsylvania
League. Central League. American
Association and American League.
and during the nine years he has
led all other shortstcps six times.
was second twice and fourth the
same number.
He has led the American League
shortstops for the last four years.
and during the season IF 1918 and
1919 placed a new record for thai
position.
Joe Tinker. who played short for
the Cincinnati club in 1913, had
percentage of 1858 for 101 games.
That average stood until the sea-
son of 1918, when Scott placed 1t at
.976, the highest record any short
stop ever made who has played in
at least 100 games, and to show 1t
was no fiuke record he duplicated It
last year.
Now He Has Added Another.
With all the above records Scott
should have been satisfied, but he
was not until he had placed rec
ord for playing the greatest number
of consecutive games to his credit.
and yesterday his wish was graft
fed, fe- when the days work was
over Scott had passed the record, so
long held by George Pinckney. who
while he was with the Brooklyn
90 H.