 In 1961, Scherger returned to the Dodgers organization as manager of their Class D Panama City Fliers in the Alabama–Florida League.He managed the Ozark/Andalusia Dodgers of the same circuit in 1962.He was skipper of the Salisbury Dodgers (Class A, Western Carolinas League) in 1963 and 1964, where he was awarded back-to-back Manager of the Year Awards and won the league championship in 1964.