Milt Scott | |||
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First baseman | |||
Born: Chicago |
January 17, 1861|||
Died: November 3, 1938 Baltimore, Maryland |
(aged 77)|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 30, 1882, for the | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 14, 1886, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .228 | ||
Home runs | 5 | ||
Runs batted in | 132 | ||
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Milton Parker "Mikado Milt" Scott (January 17, 1861 – November 3, 1938) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1882 to 1889. He appeared in 341 Major League Baseball games over four seasons as a first baseman for the (one game, 1882), Detroit Wolverines (148 games, 1884–85), Pittsburg Alleghenys (55 games, 1885) and Baltimore Orioles (137 games, 1886). He compiled a .228 batting average with 42 doubles, 10 triples, five home runs, and 132 RBIs.
Scott was born in 1861 at Chicago, Illinois. His father, William Scott, was an immigrant from Scotland who was employed as a commission merchant. His mother, Emily R. Scott, was an immigrant from Canada.
At age 18, Scott "ran away" from Lake Forest College to play baseball at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The next year, he joined a semi-pro team owned by Albert Spalding.
Scott began his major league baseball career on September 30, 1882, appearing in a single game for Cap Anson's . He went two-for-five and scored a run in his only game for the team.
Scott played the 1883 season in the minor leagues with the Fort Wayne Hoosiers of the Northwestern League.
In January 1884, Scott was purchased from Fort Wayne by the Detroit Wolverines of the National League. He returned to the major leagues as the Wolverines' starting first baseman and appeared in 110 games during the 1884 season. He had the best offensive year of his career with a .247 batting average, 17 doubles, five triples, three home runs, and 50 RBIs.