George Noga

George Stephen Noga

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
• School City College of New York, Howard Payne College

• Born November 5, 1927 in New York, NY USA

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Biographical Information

George Noga played 8 years in the minor leagues before becoming a player-manager and then solely a manager for almost a decade. Noga debuted in 1948 with the Griffin Pimientos, hitting .281 with 2 HR and 42 RBI. The next year, he returned to Griffin and batted .264 with 7 homers and 72 RBI. The team became the Griffin Tigers in 1950 and Noga had a .298/~.384/.440 line. He scored 106 runs and drove in 80 (a career high) in 120 games and stole 21 bases while fielding .934 at shortstop. In 1951, he switched teams, playing for the Quincy Gems and hitting .278 with 64 RBI and 16 home runs, a career-best mark and fourth in the Three-I League.

The next year, George joined the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and produced at a .257/~.359/.366 rate. In 1953, he made it to AA, the highest he would reach, with the Memphis Chickashaws and he hit .230/~.332/.392. He split 1954 between Memphis (.306, 5 HR, 26 RBI) and Colorado Springs (.278, 7 HR, 36 RBI). In 1955, the veteran infielder hit just .227 with 3 HR and 16 RBI for Memphis.

He became a player-manager with the Dubuque Packers in 1956, batting .267 with 5 HR and 24 RBI. He barely played for Dubuque in 1957 and then became a full-time manager, though he appeared briefly for 1962 Sarasota.

After managing, Noga went on to scout for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1956	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	66-57	3rd	Chicago White Sox	Lost League Finals
1957	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	73-51	3rd	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
1958	Holdrege White Sox	Nebraska State League	29-34	6th	Chicago White Sox
1959	Duluth-Superior White Sox	Northern League	61-61	5th	Chicago White Sox
1960	Clinton C-Sox	Midwest League		--	Chicago White Sox		replaced by Frank Parenti May 31
	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	57-34	1st	Chicago White Sox	Lost League Finals	replaced Peanuts Lowrey (24-15) June 1
1961	Lincoln Chiefs	Three-I League	68-62	3rd	Chicago White Sox	none
1962	Sarasota Sun Sox	Florida State League	69-51	2nd	Chicago White Sox	Lost League Finals
1963	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	23-53	--	Chicago White Sox		replaced by George Sobek (27-47) on July 14
	Middlesboro Cubsox	Appalachian League		5th	Chicago White Sox		replaced Hugh Mulcahy July 15 / Co-manager with Ripper Collins
1964	Lynchburg White Sox	Southern League	81-59	1st	Chicago White Sox	none League Champs
1965	Indianapolis Indians	Pacific Coast League	70-78	8th (t)	Chicago White Sox
1966	Evansville White Sox	Southern League	68-72	3rd	Chicago White Sox	none
1967	Evansville White Sox	Southern League	76-63	3rd	Chicago White Sox	none

Sources include Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database and Baseball Guides from 1951, 1953 and 1954