George Scales

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1946)

George Scales was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Giants. In 853 career games, he hit .329 with 918 hits, 76 home runs, and 629 RBI. George Scales was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 15,349.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .329
HR 76
RBI 629
H 918
OPS .954
PIV 15,349
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 195 lb
Born
8/16/1900 in Talladega, AL, USA
Died
4/15/1976 in Compton, CA, USA
Last Game
1946-09-03
Awards
All-Star

Full name: George Louis Scales

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

George Scales — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1328.0 1111.0 209.0 348.0 70.0 13.0 30.0 153.0 186.0 17.0 11.0 .313 .413 .481 .894

Pitching

George Scales — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 2 0 5.1 8 4 2 0 2 0 3.38 1.88

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

George Scales — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 6.0 6.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
Listed seasons · 1 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

George Scales — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
853 2,791 583 918 216 52 76 629 62 464 29 .329 .429 .525 .954 15,349

Career AVG .329 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — +19.3% above league average.

Career OBP .429 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — +26.1% above league average.

Career SLG .525 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — +35.6% above league average.

Career OPS .954 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — +31.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Scales Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1921 SLG NNL 12 44 5 10 2 1 0 6 0 2 1 .227 — — — — 0.0
1922 SLS NNL 26 80 10 15 7 0 1 11 0 10 0 .188 .285 (-34%) .345 (-20%) .397 (-21%) .743 (-21%) -277.0
1923 SLS NNL 53 164 40 64 10 7 11 45 7 38 0 .390 .282 (+38%) .344 (+47%) .390 (+89%) .734 (+69%) 2141.8
1923 NLG ECL 9 34 10 14 3 2 2 12 0 5 0 .412 — — — — 2141.8
1924 NLG ECL 57 204 39 69 13 2 7 41 12 29 0 .338 .283 (+19%) .345 (+23%) .389 (+35%) .734 (+29%) 1125.0
1925 NLG ECL 30 105 21 37 8 0 5 33 2 21 0 .352 .288 (+22%) .349 (+32%) .407 (+40%) .756 (+36%) 748.9
1926 NS ECL 7 26 5 8 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
1926 NLG ECL 23 81 15 22 3 2 3 17 0 11 2 .272 .279 (-3%) .345 (+10%) .390 (+20%) .735 (+15%) 0.0
1927 NLG ECL 28 93 25 39 11 1 2 30 4 20 0 .419 .282 (+49%) .344 (+53%) .392 (+59%) .736 (+56%) 999.6
1928 NLG ECL 34 119 24 39 12 3 5 27 8 18 0 .328 .280 (+17%) .342 (+21%) .395 (+53%) .737 (+38%) 785.1
1929 NLG ANL 54 198 52 76 21 2 8 61 8 34 1 .384 .289 (+33%) .353 (+37%) .415 (+52%) .769 (+45%) 1805.5
1929 HG ANL 14 45 9 17 3 1 0 11 0 7 0 .378 — — — — 1805.5
1930 HG IND 55 196 52 78 21 6 2 40 4 38 5 .398 .293 (+35%) .354 (+40%) .429 (+39%) .784 (+39%) 1601.3
1931 HG IND 48 173 37 55 11 9 4 41 2 19 1 .318 .276 (+15%) .338 (+15%) .388 (+43%) .726 (+30%) 847.2
1932 NBY IND 28 106 19 36 7 2 1 25 2 12 0 .340 .275 (+23%) .335 (+21%) .391 (+21%) .726 (+21%) 390.8
1933 NBY IND 16 55 8 20 5 0 0 8 0 8 0 .364 .270 (+35%) .329 (+35%) .377 (+20%) .707 (+27%) 273.9
1934 NBY IND 21 71 11 22 8 1 0 13 2 10 0 .310 .278 (+11%) .340 (+16%) .392 (+15%) .733 (+15%) 193.4
1935 HG NN2 33 106 25 28 9 1 4 23 1 17 1 .264 .279 (-6%) .342 (+7%) .399 (+20%) .742 (+14%) 267.4
1936 NBY NN2 33 120 24 43 5 2 5 30 2 15 1 .358 .283 (+26%) .349 (+24%) .404 (+38%) .753 (+32%) 694.6
1938 BEG NN2 28 82 19 22 2 1 1 11 3 20 1 .268 .272 (-2%) .341 (+20%) .392 (-10%) .734 (+4%) 146.9
1939 NBY NN2 21 58 8 18 4 1 3 14 0 12 1 .310 .274 (+13%) .342 (+30%) .393 (+45%) .735 (+38%) 415.6
1940 BEG NN2 49 142 37 50 15 1 4 39 1 32 2 .352 .267 (+32%) .335 (+44%) .387 (+43%) .722 (+44%) 1269.3
1941 BEG NN2 37 92 21 28 8 1 2 25 0 17 4 .304 .262 (+16%) .332 (+24%) .373 (+28%) .705 (+26%) 446.1
1942 BEG NN2 49 160 26 41 12 1 3 24 1 25 8 .256 .253 (+1%) .323 (+11%) .349 (+14%) .672 (+13%) 366.9
1943 BEG NN2 42 121 27 32 10 3 3 23 1 24 0 .264 .255 (+3%) .324 (+21%) .346 (+36%) .671 (+29%) 621.6
1944 BEG NN2 14 41 7 16 3 0 0 6 0 7 0 .390 — — — — 0.0
1945 NBY NN2 17 51 4 13 1 1 0 3 0 8 1 .255 .260 (-2%) .328 (+6%) .354 (-12%) .683 (-3%) -10.7
1946 BEG NN2 15 24 3 6 1 1 0 7 1 2 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 28 seasons 853 2,791 583 918 216 52 76 629 62 464 29 .329 — — — — 18,801

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

George Scales — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 0 2 2 4.50 0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Scales — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1938 BEG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
1939 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 2 1 0 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 2 4.50 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

George Scales — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12434574107855.310
Away166503901331564.264

Pitching — Home / Away

George Scales — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home14.052004.50
Away11.130200.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Scales — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-09-03 BLGNY6L 200000100
1946-09-02 BLGHOML 100000000
1946-09-01 BLGHOMW 000000010
1946-08-27 BLGNY6L 100000000
1946-08-25 BLGNY5L 101000000
1946-08-11 BLGNY6L 100000000
1946-08-04 BLGNY6L 200000010
1946-08-04 BLGNY6L 100000000
1946-07-28 BLGPH5W 401000000
1946-07-26 BLGNY6L 200000100

Last 2 Games — Pitching

George Scales — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1939-07-22 NY5PH5 — 1.1320200
1938-08-14 BLGPH5 — 4.0522000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Scales — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 100 87 879 34 22 33
2B 307 295 673 966 64 141
3B 261 234 275 388 72 25
OF 77 67 99 7 7 1
P 2 0 0 0 0 0
SS 90 69 155 228 20 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Scales — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 SLG 3B 12 12 10 25 5 0
1922 SLS 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1922 SLS 3B 23 23 32 41 11 5
1922 SLS OF 1 1 2 1 0 0
1923 SLS 1B 9 9 97 5 4 2
1923 SLS 3B 28 25 43 49 10 2
1923 SLS OF 7 7 9 0 1 0
1923 SLS SS 7 7 12 23 1 2
1923 NLG 2B 5 5 8 13 1 0
1923 NLG 3B 4 4 6 10 1 0
1924 NLG 2B 57 57 122 195 13 25
1924 NLG 3B 1 0 1 2 1 0
1925 NLG 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NLG 3B 8 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NLG SS 18 0 0 0 0 0
1926 NS 2B 5 5 15 17 1 3
1926 NS SS 2 2 8 11 1 3
1926 NLG 3B 2 2 2 7 1 0
1926 NLG SS 21 21 44 61 5 8
1927 NLG 3B 16 15 20 24 5 3
1927 NLG SS 14 13 35 38 4 4
1928 NLG 2B 7 7 19 24 2 3
1928 NLG 3B 1 1 2 10 0 0
1928 NLG SS 26 26 56 94 9 11
1929 NLG 2B 54 54 131 187 11 30
1929 HG 2B 14 14 46 45 2 6
1930 HG 1B 2 2 18 0 0 1
1930 HG 2B 53 53 114 183 10 27
1930 HG 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1931 HG 2B 42 42 75 128 12 21
1931 HG 3B 7 6 6 6 2 1
1931 HG SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1932 NBY 2B 28 28 65 82 7 12
1933 NBY 2B 2 2 3 5 1 1
1933 NBY 3B 7 7 10 10 2 1
1933 NBY OF 8 7 10 0 1 0
1934 NBY 2B 9 9 23 29 1 2
1934 NBY 3B 12 12 9 18 3 2
1935 HG 1B 7 6 51 5 0 0
1935 HG 2B 8 6 22 19 0 4
1935 HG 3B 17 17 17 19 7 1
1935 HG SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1936 NBY 2B 2 1 3 6 1 0
1936 NBY 3B 32 32 31 37 9 2
1938 BEG 1B 1 1 8 0 0 0
1938 BEG 2B 3 3 7 11 1 2
1938 BEG 3B 15 15 12 26 1 2
1938 BEG OF 8 7 9 0 1 0
1938 BEG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 NBY 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1939 NBY 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 NBY 3B 18 18 22 23 1 2
1939 NBY P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 BEG 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1940 BEG 3B 24 16 28 34 7 2
1940 BEG OF 25 19 24 1 0 0
1941 BEG 1B 5 1 33 1 0 2
1941 BEG 2B 11 7 20 19 1 5
1941 BEG 3B 5 4 4 5 2 0
1941 BEG OF 10 9 14 0 1 0
1942 BEG 1B 34 34 339 9 10 14
1942 BEG 2B 1 1 0 3 0 0
1942 BEG 3B 10 9 6 14 3 0
1942 BEG OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1943 BEG 1B 10 10 87 3 3 2
1943 BEG 3B 18 16 14 27 1 2
1943 BEG OF 11 10 16 4 2 0
1944 BEG 1B 6 6 55 2 0 3
1944 BEG OF 5 5 13 1 1 1
1945 NBY 1B 16 14 147 8 4 8
1946 BEG 1B 7 4 40 1 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Scales Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 100
Second Base 307
Third Base 261
Shortstop 90
Left Field 30
Center Field 5
Right Field 42

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Scales

Was George Scales a pitcher?
No. George Scales was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did George Scales hit?
George Scales hit 76 career home runs with 918 hits.
What was George Scales's career batting average?
George Scales batted .329 over his career, with 918 hits in 2,791 at bats.
How many RBI did George Scales have?
George Scales drove in 629 runs in his career.
What was George Scales's career ERA?
George Scales finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.
Is George Scales in the Hall of Fame?
No. George Scales has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.