Milt Scott

Milton Parker Scott (January 17, 1861 – November 3, 1938), nicknamed "Mikado Milt", was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1882 to 1889. He appeared in 341 Major League Baseball games over four seasons as a first baseman for the Chicago White Stockings (one game, 1882), Detroit Wolverines (148 games, 1884–85), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (55 games, 1885) and Baltimore Orioles (137 games, 1886). He compiled a .228 batting average with 42 doubles, 10 triples, five home runs, and 132 RBIs.

At age 18, Scott "ran away" from Lake Forest College to play baseball at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The next year, he joined a semi-pro team owned by Albert Spalding.

Career Scott began his major league baseball career on September 30, 1882, appearing in a single game for Cap Anson's Chicago White Stockings. He went two-for-five and scored a run in his only game for the team.

In January 1884, Scott was purchased from Fort Wayne by the Detroit Wolverines of the National League. He returned to the major leagues as the Wolverines' starting first baseman and appeared in 110 games during the 1884 season. He had the best offensive year of his career with a .247 batting average, 17 doubles, five triples, three home runs, and 50 RBIs. by February 1886, The Sporting Life reported that "the 'Mikado' craze has invaded base ball, and we hear of amateur 'Mikado' clubs in all directions."

Scott was married in approximately 1886 to Mary (or May) Zell. By 1920 and still in 1930, Scott and his wife were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Scott was employed in 1920 as an insurance solicitor and was not employed in 1930.

Scott died in 1938 in Baltimore at age 77. He was buried at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore.