Les Scarsella
Leslie George Scarsella
Born: November 23, 1913
Santa Cruz, CA US
Deceased: December 16, 1958
San Francisco, CA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1934-1949
Major League Statistics
Les Scarsella compiled a career batting average of .311 with 132 home runs and 631 RBI in his 1545-game career with the Wilmington Pirates, Toronto Maple Leafs, Newark Bears, Buffalo Bisons, Seattle Rainiers and Oakland Oaks. He began playing during the 1934 season and last took the field during the 1949 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.75 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 67.0 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.43 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 82.0 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | B | PIED | Wilmington Pirates | 109 | 410 | 410 | 110 | 14 | 6 | 5 | .268 | .268 | .368 | .637 | 151 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | B | PIED | Wilmington Pirates | 134 | 528 | 528 | 188 | 47 | 13 | 10 | .356 | .356 | .551 | .907 | 291 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 42 | 165 | 165 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .364 | .364 | .564 | .927 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 128 | 508 | 508 | 156 | 31 | 6 | 14 | .307 | .307 | .474 | .781 | 241 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 125 | 439 | 439 | 127 | 26 | 10 | 10 | .289 | .289 | .462 | .752 | 203 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 170 | 711 | 637 | 86 | 205 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 110 | 14 | 62 | 36 | .322 | .383 | .440 | .822 | 280 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | PCL | (+) Oakland Oaks | 167 | 685 | 640 | 68 | 171 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 5 | 38 | 34 | .267 | .308 | .356 | .665 | 228 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | PCL | (+) Seattle Rainiers | 167 | 685 | 640 | 68 | 171 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 5 | 38 | 34 | .267 | .308 | .356 | .665 | 228 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1943 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 157 | 653 | 589 | 67 | 192 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 12 | 48 | 21 | .326 | .384 | .416 | .800 | 245 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 156 | 654 | 596 | 74 | 196 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 96 | 9 | 45 | 31 | .329 | .382 | .438 | .820 | 261 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 139 | 584 | 508 | 95 | 165 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 11 | 69 | 19 | .325 | .410 | .496 | .906 | 252 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 121 | 485 | 428 | 76 | 142 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 91 | 4 | 46 | 35 | .332 | .403 | .558 | .961 | 239 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 89 | 373 | 341 | 47 | 87 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 30 | 29 | .255 | .317 | .455 | .772 | 155 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 111 | 367 | 329 | 60 | 89 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 5 | 32 | 31 | .271 | .341 | .468 | .809 | 154 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 64 | 254 | 226 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 26 | 26 | .261 | .340 | .473 | .813 | 107 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 1545 | 6131 | 5704 | 536 | 1776 | 324 | 88 | 132 | 631 | 57 | 0 | 358 | 228 | .311 | .355 | .468 | .824 | 2672 | 0 | 29 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | B | PIED | Wilmington Pirates | 1B | 108 | 886 | 51 | 16 | .983 | 8.676 | |
| 1935 | B | PIED | Wilmington Pirates | 1B | 134 | 1258 | 89 | 16 | .988 | 1.052 | |
| 1936 | AA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1B | 42 | 365 | 33 | 4 | .990 | 9.476 | |
| 1938 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 1B | 128 | 1150 | 101 | 13 | .990 | 9.773 | |
| 1940 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 125 | 1053 | 113 | 14 | .988 | 9.328 | |
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 1B | 169 | 1463 | 135 | 12 | 130 | .993 | 9.456 |
| 1943 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 157 | 1329 | 124 | 11 | 111 | .992 | 9.255 |
| 1943 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | OF | 99 | 221 | 21 | 6 | 3 | .976 | 2.444 |
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 51 | 408 | 47 | 5 | 31 | .989 | 8.922 |
| 1945 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 37 | 275 | 15 | 4 | 22 | .986 | 7.838 |
| 1945 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | OF | 100 | 178 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .964 | 1.900 |
| 1945 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 115 | 997 | 92 | 12 | 47 | .989 | 9.470 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 87 | 819 | 76 | 8 | 73 | .991 | 1.287 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | OF | 75 | 103 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 1.427 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 17 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .988 | 4.765 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 64 | 552 | 38 | 7 | 57 | .988 | 9.219 |
| Totals | 1519 | 11132 | 957 | 138 | 483 | .989 | 7.959 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | B | Piedmont League | Wilmington Pirates | CIN | ||
| 1935 | B | Piedmont League | Wilmington Pirates | CIN | ||
| 1936 | AA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | CIN | ||
| 1938 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1940 | AA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | |||
| 1941 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1942 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1942 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1943 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1944 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1945 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks |
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