Books and articles about Jim Scott

At the start of his rookie year, Scott was hailed in the Chicago press as "an Ed Walsh, Mordecai Brown and Cy Young combined." Scott relied on a spitter and a fadeaway (screwball). In 1913 the 235-lb Scott won 20 games while leading the AL with 38 starts and 20 losses. He finally found consistency in 1915, with a 24-11, 2.03 record that included a 7-0 mark against the weak Athletics. One of his wins over Philadelphia was a 5-0 gem played on August 29 in just 68 minutes. The streaky Scott threw two career one-hitters, and a no-hitter against Washington on May 14, 1914, which he lost in the 10th inning. Finished in 1917, he became a minor league umpire after serving in France during WWI. Published reports in the 1920s say that he formed a religious cult outside of Los Angeles. (RL)