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{{short description|American baseball player and umpire (1888-1957)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jim Scott
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|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1888|4|23}}
|birth_place=[[Deadwood, South Dakota]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1957|4|7|1888|4|23}}
|death_place=[[Jacumba, California]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate= April 25
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* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{baseball year|1909}}–{{baseball year|1917}})
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* [[World Series]] champion ([[1917 World Series|1917]])
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'''James "Death Valley Jim" Scott''' (April 23, 1888 – April 7, 1957) was a pitcher for the [[Chicago White Sox]] (1909–1917). Scott umpired in the minor leagues and in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) after his playing career.
==Biography==
Jim Scott was born in [[Deadwood, South Dakota]]. He was the first Major League Baseball player to be born in South Dakota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players by birthplace: South Dakota Baseball Stats and Info |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/SD_born.shtml#bio_batting::3 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=19 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He was an alumnus of [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]].
Scott finished 14th in voting for the 1913 [[American League Most Valuable Player]]. He led the league in games started (38) and finished with a
During the 1913 and 1914 seasons, Scott set a major league record by pitching 39 consecutive starts in which he allowed three or fewer [[earned run]]s. His record was tied, and then broken, by [[Jacob deGrom]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/3592490/2022/09/13/mets-jacob-degrom-3-runs-record/ |title=Mets' Jacob deGrom matches MLB record with 39th straight start of 3 ER or fewer |last=<!-- credited to The Athletic Staff --> |date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[The Athletic]] |publisher= |access-date=September 16, 2022 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-cubs-jacob-degrom-wx52qnkc |title=Mets waste solid start by Jacob deGrom and fall to Cubs |last=Albanese |first=Laura |date=September 14, 2022 |website=[[Newsday]] |publisher= |access-date=September 16, 2022 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/jacob-degrom-fans-13-over-5-innings-mets-complete-sweep-of-pirates/ |title=Jacob deGrom fans 13 over 5 innings, Mets complete sweep of Pirates |last=<!-- credited to CBS New York Team --> |date=September 18, 2022 |website=[[CBS News]] |publisher= |access-date=September 18, 2022 |quote=}}</ref>
In 1918 Scott served in the military during [[World War I]]. He also held technical roles in the film industry for many years, beginning with movie work in the baseball offseasons. Scott was an umpire for several years after his playing days. He umpired in the [[Southern Association]] in 1928 and 1929, in the NL in 1930 and 1931, and in the Southern Association again the following year. After the 1932 season, Scott quit umpiring and pursued full-time work on motion picture sets until 1953.<ref name=SABR>{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=John|title=SABR BioProject: Jim Scott|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/c679f80c|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|accessdate=May 8, 2013}}</ref>▼
▲In 1918 Scott served in the military during [[World War I]]. He also held technical roles in the film industry for many years, beginning with movie work in the baseball offseasons. Scott was an umpire for several years after his playing days. He umpired in the [[Southern Association]] in 1928 and 1929, in the NL in 1930 and 1931, and in the Southern Association again the following year. After the 1932 season, Scott quit umpiring and pursued full-time work on motion picture sets until 1953.<ref name=SABR>{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=John|title=SABR BioProject: Jim Scott|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/c679f80c|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|
He died in [[Jacumba, California]] at the age of 68.
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[[Category:United States Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Watertown Athletics players]]
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