# Scott Stratton

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American baseball player (1869–1939)

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Scott Stratton 1888 baseball card of Stratton Pitcher / Outfielder Born: (1869-10-02)October 2, 1869 Campbellsburg, Kentucky, U.S. Died: March 8, 1939(1939-03-08) (aged 69) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Batted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut April 21, 1888, for the Louisville Colonels Last MLB appearance July 2, 1895, for the Chicago Colts MLB statistics Win–loss record 97–114 Earned run average 3.87 Strikeouts 570 Batting average .274 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Louisville Colonels (1888–1891) Pittsburgh Pirates (1891) Louisville Colonels (1892–1894) Chicago Colts (1894–1895) Career highlights and awards AA ERA leader (1890)

**Chilton Scott Stratton** (October 2, 1869 – March 8, 1939) was an American [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) and [outfielder](/source/Outfielder) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) from 1888 to 1895. He played for the [Louisville Colonels](/source/Louisville_Colonels), [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates), and [Chicago Colts](/source/Chicago_Colts).

## Biography

Stratton was born in [Campbellsburg, Kentucky](/source/Campbellsburg%2C_Kentucky), in 1869. He started his professional baseball career in 1888.[1] Primarily a pitcher, Stratton sometimes played in the outfield on days he didn't pitch because of his hitting and fielding skills.

Stratton's best season was his third, in 1890. Playing for Louisville as a 20-year old, he had 431 [innings pitched](/source/Innings_pitched), a 34–14 [win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)), a 2.36 [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) (ERA), a 164 [ERA+](/source/ERA%2B), and 207 [strikeouts](/source/Strikeout).[2] He led the [American Association](/source/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)) in ERA and ERA+ and set a major league record by starting 25 consecutive games that his team won. Louisville won the pennant. There were three major leagues in 1890, and the AA was the weakest of the three. In the [1890 World Series](/source/1890_World_Series), Stratton made three starts and went 1–1.[2]

Stratton's statistics were never as good before or after the 1890 season, though he did win 21 games in 1892. His major league career ended in 1895. In his major league career, Stratton had a 97–114 record, a 3.87 ERA, 570 strikeouts, and a .274 [batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)). Afterwards, he played in the minor leagues as an outfielder until 1900.[1]

Stratton was a [Sabbatarian](/source/Sabbatarian), and for most of his career, he refused to play baseball on Sundays. He married Bessie Anderson in 1890, and the couple had a son in 1891 and a daughter in 1893. Stratton's brother-in-law was [Bill Anderson](/source/Bill_Anderson_(1880s_pitcher)).[3]

Stratton died in [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville%2C_Kentucky), in 1939.[2]

## See also

- [List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders)

- [List of Major League Baseball single-season wins leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-season_wins_leaders)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-minors_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-minors_1-1) ["Scott Stratton Minor Leagues Statistics & History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stratt001sco). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stats_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stats_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stats_2-2) ["Scott Stratton Stats"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stratsc01.shtml). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bevis, Charlie. ["Scott Stratton"](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/scott-stratton/). sabr.org. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

## External links

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- Career statistics from [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stratsc01.shtml) · [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=stratt001sco) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pstras101.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=stratsc01)

- [Scott Stratton](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19084583) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

v t e Louisville Colonels 1890 American Association champions Ed Daily Red Ehret Herb Goodall Charlie Hamburg George Meakim Harry Raymond Jack Ryan Tim Shinnick Scott Stratton Harry Taylor Phil Tomney Farmer Weaver Pete Weckbecker Jimmy Wolf Manager: Jack Chapman

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