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Everett Scott
1892–1960
Remembered as one of baseball’s steadiest shortstops, he became famous for an extraordinary iron-man streak and a calm, dependable style of play. His long major-league career took him from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees and several other clubs in the 1910s and 1920s.
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Third Base Thatcher
by Everett Scott
About the author
Born in Bluffton, Indiana, in 1892, Lewis Everett Scott played Major League Baseball as a shortstop and was widely known by the nickname "Deacon." He spent 12 seasons in the majors, beginning with the Boston Red Sox, and later played for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and Cincinnati Reds.
Scott became especially well known for his remarkable durability. For years he held baseball’s record for consecutive games played, a feat that made him one of the sport’s early symbols of reliability and toughness.
After his playing days, he remained a notable figure in baseball history, especially for fans of the dead-ball and early Yankees eras. He died in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1960.