1892
Born April 18, 1892
Ridgeway, NC, USA
Jack Scott Notable
b. April 18, 1892 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1916, Boston Braves 1917, 1919–1921, Cincinnati Reds 1922, New York Giants 1922–1923, 1925–1926, 1928–1929, Philadelphia Phillies 1927
Jack Scott played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916 and closing with the New York Giants in 1929.
He went 103 and 109 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 1,814.7 innings in 356 games. He struck out 657, completed 115 of his 195 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 408 games he batted .275, with 187 hits and 67 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 31 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Ridgeway, NC, USA on April 18, 1892, and died on November 30, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1917 | BSN | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1919 | BSN | 24 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .175 |
| 1920 | BSN | 44 | 99 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .212 |
| 1921 | BSN | 51 | 88 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .341 |
| 1922 | CIN/NYG | 18 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .258 |
| 1923 | NYG | 40 | 79 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .316 |
| 1925 | NYG | 41 | 87 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .241 |
| 1926 | NYG | 51 | 83 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .337 |
| 1927 | PHI | 83 | 114 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .289 |
| 1928 | NYG | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .267 |
| 1929 | NYG | 30 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Career | — | 408 | 680 | 67 | 187 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 39 | 76 | 1 | .275 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10.80 |
| 1917 | BSN | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 39.2 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 1.82 |
| 1919 | BSN | 6 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 103.2 | 109 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 3.13 |
| 1920 | BSN | 10 | 21 | 44 | 32 | 1 | 291.0 | 308 | 114 | 85 | 94 | 3.53 |
| 1921 | BSN | 15 | 13 | 47 | 29 | 3 | 233.2 | 258 | 96 | 57 | 83 | 3.70 |
| 1922 | CIN/NYG | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 80.2 | 85 | 40 | 24 | 37 | 4.46 |
| 1923 | NYG | 16 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 220.0 | 223 | 95 | 65 | 79 | 3.89 |
| 1925 | NYG | 14 | 15 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 239.2 | 251 | 84 | 55 | 87 | 3.15 |
| 1926 | NYG | 13 | 15 | 50 | 22 | 5 | 226.0 | 242 | 109 | 53 | 82 | 4.34 |
| 1927 | PHI | 9 | 21 | 48 | 25 | 1 | 233.1 | 304 | 132 | 69 | 69 | 5.09 |
| 1928 | NYG | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 50.1 | 59 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 3.58 |
| 1929 | NYG | 7 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 91.2 | 89 | 36 | 27 | 40 | 3.53 |
| Career | — | 103 | 109 | 356 | 195 | 19 | 1814.2 | 1969 | 776 | 493 | 657 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Died November 30, 1959
1916
Major-league debut: Jack Scott
Jack Scott made a major-league debut on September 6, 1916.
1929
Final major-league game: Jack Scott
Jack Scott played a final major-league game on September 22, 1929.
Image: Underwood & Underwood, public domain