George Scherger
George Richard Scherger
Born: November 10, 1920
Dickinson, ND US
Deceased: October 13, 2011
Charlotte, NC US
Primary Position: Second base
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Career: 1940-1956
George Scherger compiled a career batting average of .270 with 13 home runs and 103 RBI in his 1074-game career with the Superior Blues, Newport Dodgers, Olean Oilers, Kingsport Dodgers, Danville Dodgers, Thomasville Dodgers, Kingston Dodgers, Trois Rivieres Royals, Ponca City Dodgers, Santa Barbara Dodgers, Newport News Dodgers and Cedar Rapids Raiders. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NEAR2 | Newport Dodgers | 29 | 109 | 109 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .239 | .303 | .541 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 20 | 69 | 69 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .319 | .319 | .464 | .783 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 62 | 241 | 241 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .270 | .349 | .618 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Dodgers | 57 | 209 | 209 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .268 | .268 | .373 | .641 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Danville Dodgers | 123 | 568 | 478 | 96 | 116 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 69 | 32 | .243 | .342 | .312 | .654 | 149 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| 1947 | D | NATL1 | Kingston Dodgers | 52 | 193 | 193 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 2 | .311 | .311 | .466 | .777 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | D | NCSL2 | Thomasville Dodgers | 38 | 139 | 139 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .396 | .669 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 127 | 497 | 497 | 161 | 49 | 6 | 3 | .324 | .324 | .465 | .789 | 231 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CAML | Trois Rivieres Royals | 139 | 596 | 478 | 91 | 122 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 105 | 52 | .255 | .391 | .337 | .728 | 161 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 1950 | C | CAML | Trois Rivieres Royals | 123 | 370 | 370 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .257 | .303 | .559 | 112 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | D | KOML | Ponca City Dodgers | 121 | 419 | 419 | 113 | 24 | 13 | 1 | .270 | .270 | .396 | .666 | 166 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 69 | 238 | 238 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .319 | .563 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 31 | 79 | 79 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .228 | .418 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 59 | 141 | 141 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .284 | .319 | .603 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 21 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .273 | .370 | .409 | .779 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1074 | 3897 | 3684 | 188 | 993 | 185 | 61 | 13 | 103 | 42 | 0 | 178 | 86 | .270 | .304 | .363 | .667 | 1339 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NEAR2 | Newport Dodgers | 2B | 29 | 88 | 75 | 2 | .988 | 5.621 | |
| 1940 | D | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 2B | 14 | 37 | 47 | 2 | .977 | 6.000 | |
| 1941 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 2B | 57 | 144 | 175 | 15 | .955 | 5.596 | |
| 1942 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Dodgers | 2B | 57 | 163 | 194 | 12 | .967 | 6.263 | |
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Danville Dodgers | 2B | 123 | 310 | 353 | 29 | 70 | .958 | 5.390 |
| 1949 | C | CAML | Trois Rivieres Royals | 2B | 138 | 363 | 306 | 22 | 80 | .968 | 4.848 |
| 1953 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 2B | 27 | 72 | 55 | 2 | .984 | 4.704 | |
| Totals | 445 | 1177 | 1205 | 84 | 150 | .966 | 5.353 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | Northern League | Superior Blues | BRO | ||
| 1940 | D | Northeast Arkansas League | Newport Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1941 | D | PONY League | Olean Oilers | BRO | ||
| 1942 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1946 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Danville Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1947 | D | North Carolina State League | Thomasville Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1947 | D | North Atlantic League | Kingston Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1948 | D | PONY League | Olean Oilers | BRO | ||
| 1949 | C | Canadian-American League | Trois Rivieres Royals | BRO | ||
| 1950 | C | Canadian-American League | Trois Rivieres Royals | BRO | ||
| 1951 | D | Kan-Okla-Missouri (KOM) League | Ponca City Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1952 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1953 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1954 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1955 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | BRO |
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