Joe Burt Scott

Joseph Burt Scott

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lb.
• High School Tilden Technical High School
• Debut 1945
• Final Game 1948
• Born October 2, 1920 in Memphis, TN USA
• Died March 22, 2013 in Memphis, TN USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman and outfielder Joe Burt Scott, also called Joe B. Scott, spent 20 years playing for various Negro League teams. He played for the New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox and Zulu Cannibal Giants over the course of his career (though not necessarily in that order), which spanned from 1936 to 1956.

Related Sites

• Joe Burt Scott at the SABR Bio Project
• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum page