1900
Born August 16, 1900
Talladega, AL, USA
George Scales Notable
b. August 16, 1900 · St. Louis Giants 1921, St. Louis Stars 1922–1923, New York Lincoln Giants 1923–1929, Newark Stars 1926, Homestead Grays 1929–1931, 1935, New York Black Yankees 1932–1934, 1936, 1939, 1945, Baltimore Elite Giants 1938, 1940–1944, 1946
George Scales played for seven clubs across 26 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Giants in 1921 and closing with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946. His longest stay was with the New York Lincoln Giants, from 1923 to 1929.
He batted .329 with 918 hits across 853 games, scoring 583 runs. He finished with 76 home runs, 216 doubles, 52 triples and 62 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 4 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.
He led the league in doubles two times between 1929 and 1940, topping out at 24. He played 307 games at second base, with 966 assists and 64 errors. He turned 141 double plays. He also played 261 games at third base and 100 games at first base.
He was an All-Star in 1943.
He was born in Talladega, AL, USA on August 16, 1900, and died on April 15, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | SLG | 12 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| 1922 | SLS | 26 | 80 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| 1923 | NLG/SLS | 62 | 198 | 50 | 78 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 43 | 0 | 7 | .394 |
| 1924 | NLG | 57 | 204 | 39 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 0 | 12 | .338 |
| 1925 | NLG | 30 | 105 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 2 | .352 |
| 1926 | NLG/NS | 30 | 107 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .280 |
| 1927 | NLG | 28 | 93 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 4 | .419 |
| 1928 | NLG | 34 | 119 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 8 | .328 |
| 1929 | HG/NLG | 68 | 243 | 61 | 93 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 41 | 1 | 8 | .383 |
| 1930* | HG | 55 | 196 | 52 | 78 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 4 | .398 |
| 1931* | HG | 48 | 173 | 37 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .318 |
| 1932* | NBY | 28 | 106 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .340 |
| 1933* | NBY | 16 | 55 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1934* | NBY | 21 | 71 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .310 |
| 1935 | HG | 33 | 106 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| 1936 | NBY | 33 | 120 | 24 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .358 |
| 1938 | BEG | 28 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .268 |
| 1939 | NBY | 21 | 58 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| 1940 | BEG | 49 | 142 | 37 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .352 |
| 1941 | BEG | 37 | 92 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .304 |
| 1942 | BEG | 49 | 160 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 1 | .256 |
| 1943 | BEG | 42 | 121 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| 1944 | BEG | 14 | 41 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .390 |
| 1945 | NBY | 17 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| 1946 | BEG | 15 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Major leagues | — | 685 | 2190 | 456 | 707 | 164 | 34 | 69 | 502 | 377 | 23 | 52 | .323 |
| All seasons | — | 853 | 2791 | 583 | 918 | 216 | 52 | 76 | 629 | 464 | 29 | 62 | .329 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BEG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1939 | NBY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For George Scales, that is 1930–1934. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1976