Jack Scott Stats & Facts

Player

Jack Scott Essentials

Positions:
Bats: L Throws: R
74 Weight: 199
Born: 4 18, 1892 in Ridgeway, NC USA
Died: 11 30 1959 in Durham, NC USA
Debut: 9/6/1916
Last Game: 9/22/1929
Full Name: John William Scott

Jack Scott
In the 1922 World Series against the New York Yankees, New York Giants manager John McGraw called on little-known Jack Scott to start Game Three. A right-handed knuckleballer, Scott held the opposition to four hits in a complete-game shutout, 3-0. Even Babe Ruth had a hard time with the 6-foot-2, 199-pound thrower, grounding out three times.
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