1888
Born April 23, 1888
Deadwood, SD, USA
Jim Scott Notable
b. April 23, 1888 · Chicago White Sox 1909–1917
Jim Scott played 1909 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher.
He went 107 and 113 with a 2.30 earned run average, pitching 1,892 innings in 317 games. He struck out 945, completed 123 of his 226 starts and threw 26 shutouts. Across 317 games he batted .129, with 79 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 11 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1915, with 7.
He was born in Deadwood, SD, USA on April 23, 1888, and died on April 7, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1915 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | CHW | 36 | 85 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 0 | .106 |
| 1910 | CHW | 41 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .203 |
| 1911 | CHW | 39 | 71 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .155 |
| 1912 | CHW | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | CHW | 48 | 97 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .072 |
| 1914 | CHW | 43 | 86 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .163 |
| 1915 | CHW | 48 | 95 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 1 | .126 |
| 1916 | CHW | 32 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .115 |
| 1917 | CHW | 24 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .119 |
| Career | — | 317 | 614 | 30 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 182 | 3 | .129 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | CHW | 12 | 12 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 250.1 | 194 | 64 | 93 | 135 | 2.30 |
| 1910 | CHW | 8 | 18 | 41 | 23 | 1 | 229.2 | 182 | 62 | 86 | 135 | 2.43 |
| 1911 | CHW | 14 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 222.0 | 195 | 59 | 81 | 128 | 2.39 |
| 1912 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 37.2 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 2.15 |
| 1913 | CHW | 20 | 20 | 48 | 38 | 1 | 312.1 | 252 | 66 | 86 | 158 | 1.90 |
| 1914 | CHW | 14 | 18 | 43 | 33 | 1 | 253.1 | 228 | 80 | 75 | 138 | 2.84 |
| 1915 | CHW | 24 | 11 | 48 | 35 | 2 | 296.1 | 256 | 67 | 78 | 120 | 2.03 |
| 1916 | CHW | 7 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 165.1 | 155 | 50 | 53 | 71 | 2.72 |
| 1917 | CHW | 6 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 125.0 | 126 | 26 | 42 | 37 | 1.87 |
| Career | — | 107 | 113 | 317 | 226 | 9 | 1892.0 | 1624 | 483 | 609 | 945 | 2.30 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died April 7, 1957
Image: Public domain