- Joe B. Scott
Joseph Burt Scott, (born
October 2 ,1920 ) was an Americanbaseball player who played outfield and first-base in several different Negro Leagues.A
left-handed hitter, Scott played professionally from 1936 until 1956. He played for theNew York Black Yankees ,Pittsburgh Crawfords ,Chicago American Giants ,Memphis Red Sox , and Zulu Cannibal Giants [ [http://www.coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/scottj.html Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Joseph Scott ] ]Scott attended Tilden Tech High School in
Chicago . He was the only player of color on his high school team which won the 1937 city championship played atWrigley Field . He was 5'7" and weighed 160 during his playing career. [Justice B. Hill, "Negro Leaguer, Museum Member Scott Continues Legacy", Memories and Dreams, October 2007, Volume 29, Number 5, pages 12 and 13.]In 1942, Scott had a
batting average of .714 in 58 games before the season was ended early due toWorld War II . [cite news |first=Michael |last=Lollar |title=Negro League baseball player finally gets time to shine |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=2008-02-12 ]References
External links
* [http://www.nlbpa.com/scott__joe_b_.html Negro League Baseball Players Association Joe Scott Page]
* [http://www.coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/scottj.html Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum Joe Scott Page]
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