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Birdie Tebbetts Birdie Tebbetts

Full name: George Robert Tebbetts Born: November 10, 1912, Burlington, Vermont Died March 24, 1999, Manatee, Florida Buried at St. Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery, Holmes Beach, Florida First Game: September 16, 1936; Final Game: September 14, 1952 Managed First Game: April 13, 1954; Managed Final Game: August 19, 1966 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 170 TSN Manager of the Year (1956) C on TSN All-Star Team (1948) Birdie Tebbetts Collectibles! Birdie Tebbetts Memorabilia! Birdie Tebbetts Cards! Birdie Tebbetts Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1936 DET A                10    33    7   10   1   2   1    4    5    3   0   0        0   0  .303  .395  .545   0.2 1936 DET A
1937 DET A                50   162   15   31   4   3   2   16   10   13   0   3        0   0  .191  .238  .290  -1.9 1937 DET A
1938 DET A                53   143   16   42   6   2   1   25   12   13   0   3        1   2  .294  .348  .385  -0.4 1938 DET A
1939 DET A               106   341   37   89  22   2   4   53   25   20   2   8   8    2   1  .261  .315  .372   0.1 1939 DET A
1940 DET A               111   379   46  112  24   4   4   46   35   14   1   2   9    4   5  .296  .357  .412   1.5 1940 DET A
1941 DET A               110   359   28  102  19   4   2   47   38   29   1   2   7    1   2  .284  .354  .376   0.4 1941 DET A
1942 DET A                99   308   24   76  11   0   1   27   39   17   2   3   9    4   0  .247  .335  .292   0.3 1942 DET A
1946 DET A                87   280   20   68  11   2   1   34   28   23   0   4  10    1   3  .243  .312  .307  -0.8 1946 DET A
1947 DET A                20    53    1    5   1   0   0    2    3    3   0   2   2    0   1  .094  .143  .113  -0.4 1947 DET A
1947 BOS A                90   291   22   87  10   0   1   28   21   30   0   4   8    2   4  .299  .346  .344  -0.3 1947 BOS A
1947 TOT A               110   344   23   92  11   0   1   30   24   33   0   6  10    2   5  .267  .315  .308  -0.7 1947 TOT A
1948 BOS A               128   446   54  125  26   2   5   68   62   32   2   3  22    5   2  .280  .371  .381  -0.1 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A               122   403   42  109  14   0   5   48   62   22   1   6  14    8   1  .270  .369  .342  -0.2 1949 BOS A
1950 BOS A                79   268   33   83  10   1   8   45   29   26   0   2  13    1   1  .310  .377  .444   0.0 1950 BOS A
1951 CLE A                55   137    8   36   6   0   2   18    8    7   1   0   4    0   0  .263  .308  .350  -0.1 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A                42   101    4   25   4   0   1    8   12    9   2   2   5    0   1  .248  .339  .317  -0.2 1952 CLE A
Total                   1162  3704  357 1000 169  22  38  469  389  261  12  44 111i  29  23  .270  .341  .358  -1.9 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1940 DET A Daily Splits    4    11    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1940 DET A

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1942 AL    Daily Splits    1     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1942 AL   
1948 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    1    0   0   0   0    0    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667  .000 1948 AL   
1949 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    2   1   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.500 1949 AL   
Total            Splits    3     7    1    2   1   0   0    1    2   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .444  .429 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG
1936 DET A         C   10    51    5    1    0    2  .982
1937 DET A         C   48   155   25    7    1    4  .963
1938 DET A         C   53   108   20    2    4    5  .985
1939 DET A         C  100   449   64   16   10    8  .970
1940 DET A         C  107   572   89   17   10    6  .975
1941 DET A         C   98   461   83   13   11    4  .977
1942 DET A         C   97   446   69   12   10    5  .977
1946 DET A         C   87   486   53   10    4   10  .982
1947 DET A         C   20    95   15    0    3    1 1.000
1947 BOS A         C   89   332   50   10    7    6  .974
1947 TOT A         C  109   427   65   10   10    7  .980
1948 BOS A         C  126   470   56   10    8    5  .981
1949 BOS A         C  118   481   51   11   13    2  .980
1950 BOS A         C   74   285   44    4    5    5  .988
1951 CLE A         C   44   145   27    4    1    1  .977
1952 CLE A         C   37   131   15    2    0    0  .986
Total              C 1108  4667  666  119   87   64  .978
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1940 DET A Daily   C    3    3    3    25      13    3    1    1   0    0    1    0    0  .941

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1942 AL    Daily   C    1    1    1     9       4    1    0    0   0    1    0    0    0 1.000
1948 AL    Daily   C    1    0    0     6       5    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1949 AL    Daily   C    1    1    0     3       2    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total              C    3    2    1    18      11    2    0    0   0    1    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1954 CIN N  154   74   80  .481   729   763                  5
1955 CIN N  154   75   79  .487   761   684                  5
1956 CIN N  155   91   63  .591   775   658                  3
1957 CIN N  154   80   74  .519   747   781                  4
1958 CIN N  113   52   61  .460   492   468          8-13    7  4
1961 MIL N   25   12   13  .480    95    97   9- 3           3  4
1962 MIL N  162   86   76  .531   730   665                  5
1963 CLE A  162   79   83  .488   635   702                  5
1964 CLE A   91   46   44  .511   386   369   7- 3           8  6
1965 CLE A  162   87   75  .537   663   613                  5
1966 CLE A  123   66   57  .537   467   459          8-19    3  5
Total      1455  748  705  .515  6480  6259
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1934).

Traded by Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Hal Wagner (May 20,
1947).

Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians (December 13, 1950).

Released by Cleveland Indians (October 14, 1952).

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