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Jerry Scala
Gerald Michael Scala

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 178 lb.

Debut April 22, 1948
Final Game September 26, 1950
Born September 27, 1924 in Bayonne, NJ
Died December 14, 1993 in Fallston, MD

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 23 CHW AL   3    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1949 24 CHW AL  37  120   17   30   7  1   1   13   3  3  17  19  .250  .348  .350   87   42   1           1   0
 1950 25 CHW AL  40   67    8   13   2  1   0    6   0  0  10  10  .194  .299  .254   44   17   0           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       80  193   26   43   9  2   1   19   3  3  27  32  .223  .321  .306   67   59   1   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        391   53   87  18  4   2   38   6  6  55  65  .223  .321  .306   67  119   2   0   0   2   4
 Career High     40  120   17   30   7  1   1   13   3  3  17  19                          42   1   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 23 CHW AL    6    6    0   0.0   103| .000  .269| .000  .354| .000  .389| .000  .743|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1949 24 CHW AL  139   94   14   4.0   104| .250  .267| .348  .358| .350  .388| .698  .746|  87  .434  -1.9  -0.2  50%
 1950 25 CHW AL   77   56    5   2.4   111| .194  .275| .299  .361| .254  .412| .553  .773|  44  .206  -5.6  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       222  156   19   3.2   106| .223  .270| .321  .359| .306  .396| .627  .756|  67  .334  -9.2  -0.9  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 23 CHW AL OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.35 0 2 0 1949 24 CHW AL OF 37 83 1 1 0 .988 .980 2.27 2.27 2 35 0 1950 25 CHW AL OF 23 43 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.91 2.34 1 22 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1948 23 CHW AL OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.35 0 2 0 1949 24 CHW AL OF 37 83 1 1 0 .988 .980 2.27 2.27 2 35 0 1950 25 CHW AL OF 23 43 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.91 2.34 1 22 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 62 131 2 1 0 .993 .980 2.15 2.30 3 59 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 62 131 2 1 0 .993 .980 2.15 2.30
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

Before 1946 Season: Sent from the New York Yankees to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction.

Before 1947 Season: Sent from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

June 2, 1949: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with a player to be named later and cash to the Oakland (PCL) for a player to be named later and Catfish Metkovich. The Oakland (PCL) sent Jerry Scala (June 11, 1949) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. The Chicago White Sox sent Earl Rapp (June 11, 1949) to the Oakland (PCL) to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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