Joseph Burt Scott (October 2, 1920 – March 21, 2013)[1] was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman who played in several different Negro leagues.

A left-handed hitter, Scott played from 1936 through 1956 for the New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox and Zulu Cannibal Giants.

He was the only player of color on his high school team which won the 1937 city championship played at Wrigley Field.

[3] In 1942, Scott had a batting average of .714 in 58 games before the season was ended early due to World War II.

MLB clubs each drafted a former NLB player, and Scott was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers.