George Richard Scherger (November 10, 1920 – October 13, 2011) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

He played as an infielder for 19 seasons in the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers minor league organization, serving as a player-manager for the last ten.

[2] Scherger enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, which placed him in charge of the gymnasium at Fort Bragg.

[2] Scherger left baseball after 1956, choosing to settle with his family in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he worked in a supermarket.

[1] After the 1965 campaign with the St. Petersburg Saints (Class A, Florida State League), Scherger left baseball again, sitting out the 1966 season.

Cincinnati farm director Sheldon "Chief" Bender placed Scherger in charge of their minor league spring training camp in 1969.

[2] When Sparky Anderson was named manager of the Reds for the 1970 season, Scherger was hired as bench coach.

As the playing skipper of the Class C Santa Barbara Dodgers in 1953, Scherger was Anderson's first manager in pro baseball.

Reds general manager Dick Wagner dismissed the entire coaching staff after the 1978 season.