George Walter Scales nicknamed "Tubby", was an American

United States

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 second baseman

Second baseman

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 and manager

Manager (baseball)

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 in Negro league baseball

Negro league baseball

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, most notably with the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants

Baltimore Elite Giants

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. Born in Talladega, Alabama

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, he batted

Batting average

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 .321 over a 25-year career during which he played several positions. He also managed for twelve seasons in the Puerto Rican winter league, winning six pennants, and led the Caribbean World Series

Caribbean World Series

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 champions in .

Buck Leonard

Buck Leonard

Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard was an American first baseman in Negro league baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in along with his long-time teammate Josh Gibson.-Biography:...

 claimed that George Scales was the best curveball

Curveball

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 hitter he ever saw.

After retiring from baseball in 1958, he became a stockbroker. He died at age 75 in Compton, California

Compton, California

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