Birdie Tebbetts

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: November 10, 1912 in Burlington, VT us

Died: March 24, 1999 in Manatee, FL

Buried: St. Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery, Holmes Beach, FL

High School: Nashua HS (Nashua, NH)

Schools: University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH), Providence College (Providence, RI)

Debut: September 16, 1936 (Age 23-311d, 8,059th in major league history)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1952 (Age 39-309d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: George Robert Tebbetts

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

3704

1000

.270

357

RBI

469

OBP

.341

SLG

.358

OPS

.700

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
2	10 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,11-13	GS	31	5.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	16 (5)	May 6 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
4	19 (2)	May 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-12	CG	45	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
5	20	May 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	C
6	22 (1)	May 13 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	T,4-4	GS	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
7	25 (2)	May 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS	25	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	26	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
9	29 (2)	May 20 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	35 (5)	May 27 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
11	39 (3)	May 30 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	40	Jun 1	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
13	43 (2)	Jun 3 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	46 (2)	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	51 (4)	Jun 10 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-8	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	56 (4)	Jun 17	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
17	59 (2)	Jun 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,14-8	GS	31	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	69 (9)	Jul 1 (2)	CLE		DET	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
19	73 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
20	75 (1)	Jul 7	CLE	@	DET	L,3-13	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
21	77 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,10-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	81 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
23	87 (5)	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
24	90 (2)	Jul 22 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	92 (1)	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	C
26	96 (3)	Jul 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	98 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	101 (2)	Aug 3	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
29	103 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
30	109 (5)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	113 (3)	Aug 16	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
32	115 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	4	2	2	8	0	C
33	118 (2)	Aug 19 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	31	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
34	121 (2)	Aug 22	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	GF	22	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
35	126 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	GS	15	4.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	129 (2)	Aug 30	CLE		PHA	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	130	Aug 31	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	134 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
39	137 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	141 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	143 (1)	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
42	145 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	151 (5)	Sep 22	CLE	@	DET	L,4-9	GF	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
44	152	Sep 23	CLE	@	DET	L,1-9	GF	13	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							44gm		308.0	145	27	4	176	1