George Scherger

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George Scherger
Scherger with the Nashville Sounds in 1979
Coach
Born: (1920-11-10)November 10, 1920
Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
Died: October 13, 2011(2011-10-13) (aged 90)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards

George Richard Scherger (November 10, 1920 – October 13, 2011) was an American

player, coach, and manager
.

He played as an

player-manager for the last ten. He then spent 19 years in the Cincinnati Reds
system. He managed Reds' farm clubs for six seasons and served on the major league coaching staff for 13 seasons.

Early life

Scherger was born on November 10, 1920, in Dickinson, North Dakota. His family later moved to Buffalo, New York. There, he played football, basketball, and baseball at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute from which he graduated in 1940.[1]

Playing career

After high school, Scherger signed with the

Fort Bragg.[1]

Scherger returned to play in 1946 for the

Cedar Rapids Raiders of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League.[2]

Scherger left baseball after 1956, choosing to settle with his family in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he worked in a supermarket.[1]

Managerial career

In 1961, Scherger returned to the Dodgers organization as

Salisbury Dodgers (Class A, Western Carolinas League) in 1963 and 1964, where he was awarded back-to-back Manager of the Year Awards and won the league championship in 1964.[1] After the 1965 campaign with the St. Petersburg Saints (Class A, Florida State League), Scherger left baseball again, sitting out the 1966 season.[2]

After 19 years with the Dodgers, Scherger joined the

Gulf Coast League Reds and continued to lead the winter league team as well.[2]

When

National League West Division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series. Reds general manager Dick Wagner dismissed the entire coaching staff after the 1978 season.[1]

Scherger was then assigned to the

Eastern League in 1981. In 1982, he managed the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians of the American Association. The Indians won the championship,[5] and Scherger won the Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year Award.[1]

Scherger joined the Reds' major league staff after the 1982 season. He continued as bench coach for manager Russ Nixon for four years until retiring after the 1986 season. He was described by former Reds' star and manager Pete Rose as the "smartest baseball mind in the world".[6] He briefly returned to manage Nashville, now at Triple-A in the American Association, in 1988, but retired for good after only one game.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Armour, Mark (2014). "George Scherger". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "George Scherger Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Southern League Past Champions". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Squires, Tom (July 12, 1979). "Walker Still Not Satisfied". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 15. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "American Association Playoff Results". Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. The Blade
    . p. 19. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  7. ^ Burris, Joe (July 5, 1988). "Scherger Quits After One Game". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 1-C. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

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