George Scales
| George Scales | |
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| 2nd Baseman / Manager | |
| Born: August 16, 1900 Talladega, Alabama | |
| Died: April 15, 1976 (aged 75) Compton, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1921, for the St. Louis Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Negro league statistics | |
| Batting average | .319 |
| Home runs | 64 |
| Runs scored | 489 |
| Teams | |
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As Player/Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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George Louis Scales (August 16, 1900 - April 15, 1976),[1] nicknamed "Tubby", was an American second baseman and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably with the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants. Born in Talladega, Alabama,[1] he batted .319 over a 25-year career during which he played several positions. He also managed for twelve seasons in the Puerto Rican winter league, winning six pennants,[1] and led the Caribbean World Series champions in 1951.
Buck Leonard claimed that George Scales was the best curveball hitter he ever saw.[2]
At age 52, Scales received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[3]
After retiring from baseball in 1958, he became a stockbroker.[4] He died at age 75 in Compton, California.[1]
On November 5, 2021, he was selected to the final ten for the Early Days Committee for consideration in the Class of 2022 in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He fell short of the twelve votes out of sixteen required for election, with the results announced on December 5, 2021.[5] The other candidates were Bill Dahlen, Bud Fowler, Vic Harris, Home Run Johnson, Lefty O’Doul, Buck O’Neil, Dick Redding, Allie Reynolds and John Donaldson.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Pre-Negro Leagues Candidate Profile: George Walter "Tubby" Scales". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08.
- ^ Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 965. ISBN 0-87795-984-6.
- ^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
- ^ James A. Riley (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.
- ^ "Early Baseball, Golden Days Era Committee Ballots Announced | Baseball Hall of Fame".
External links[]
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