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George Louis Scales (August 16, 1900 - April 15, 1976), nicknamed "Tubby", was an American second baseman and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably with the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants. Born in Talladega, Alabama, he batted .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 champions in 1951.
Buck Leonard claimed that George Scales was the best curveball hitter he ever saw.
At age 52, Scales received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.
After retiring from baseball in 1958, he became a stockbroker. He died at age 75 in Compton, California.