- George Staller
George Walborn Staller (
April 1 ,1916 —July 3 ,1992 ) was an Americanoutfielder , scout and coach inMajor League Baseball . He served as first base coach onEarl Weaver 'sBaltimore Orioles staff from 1969-75, working on the Orioles' three consecutiveAmerican League championship teams (1969-70-71) and Baltimore's1970 World Series champion.Born in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , Staller threw and batted left-handed and stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). He originally signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937 and progressed as far as the top-levelMontreal Royals in 1940-41, where he led theInternational League in doubles (40) and triples (12) in 1940. But his only major league service occurred in 1943, when he was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the minor league version of the Baltimore Orioles after leading the 1943 IL inruns batted in (wth 98). Staller appeared in 21 games with the 1943 A's, batting .271 with 23hits in 85at bats , including threehome runs and 12 RBI. He then joined the armed forces in 1944-45.Staller was a minor league manager for 14 seasons, 1948 through 1961. He began in the A's system (1948-53), then moved with Philadelphia general manager
Arthur Ehlers to the American League Orioles organization in its first season in Baltimore, 1954. Staller reached the Triple-A level for one season, in 1960 with theVancouver Mounties ; his career managing record was 922 wins, 1,043 losses (.469).Staller's first term as an Orioles coach came in 1962, when he served one year under skipper
Billy Hitchcock . Then, after six seasons as a Baltimore scout, he joined Weaver in 1969 and served until his retirement at the close of the 1975 season. He died at age 76 inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania .References
* Duxbury, John, ed., "The 1969 Baseball Register." St. Louis:
The Sporting News , 1969.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stallge02.shtml MLB playing record from Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Staller Minor league managing record from BR Bullpen]
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