George Gaylord "Gale" Staley (May 2, 1899 – April 19, 1989) was a

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Second baseman. Staley played for the

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in the season. In 7 career games, he had 11 hits in 26 at-bats. He batted left and threw right-handed. Staley was born in

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and died in

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