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.

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	30 (29)	May 26	DET	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	31	May 27	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	32	May 28 (1)	DET		SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	34 (1)	May 29	DET		SLB	L,9-13	CG	52	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	36 (1)	May 31 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
6	37	May 31 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	11	2.2	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	38	Jun 1	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
8	39	Jun 2	DET		WSH	W,11-8	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	40	Jun 3	DET		WSH	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
10	41	Jun 4	DET		WSH	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	42	Jun 5	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
12	43	Jun 6	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
13	45 (1)	Jun 8	DET		PHA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	46	Jun 10	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
15	48 (1)	Jun 12 (1)	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
16	49	Jun 12 (2)	DET		BOS	L,4-5	GF	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	50	Jun 13	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	51	Jun 15	DET	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	63	15.0	5	2	0	7	1
19	52	Jun 16	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	48	11.2	6	0	0	6	0
20	53	Jun 19	DET	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
21	54	Jun 20 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	55	Jun 20 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	56	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
24	57	Jun 24	DET	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	0
25	58	Jun 25	DET	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	59	Jun 26	DET	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
27	60	Jun 27	DET	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	61	Jun 29	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	0
29	62	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	63	Jul 1	DET	@	CHW	L,8-15	CG	49	8.0	2	2	1	5	0
31	65 (1)	Jul 4	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
32	67 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	DET		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	68	Jul 9	DET		CLE	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	69	Jul 10 (1)	DET		CLE	W,12-11	CG	42	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
35	70	Jul 10 (2)	DET		CLE	L,7-8	GF	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	71	Jul 11	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	72	Jul 14	DET		NYY	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
38	73	Jul 15	DET		NYY	L,6-13	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
39	74	Jul 16	DET		NYY	W,14-7	GS	26	6.0	2	1	1	4	0
40	78 (3)	Jul 20	DET		BOS	W,10-9	GS	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
41	81 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	DET		PHA	L,4-16	GS	35	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	88 (6)	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	89	Aug 1 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	6	2	0	8	0
44	90	Aug 1 (2)	DET	@	BOS	T,2-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	102 (11)	Aug 14 (1)	DET		SLB	W,16-1	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	103	Aug 14 (2)	DET		SLB	W,20-7	GF	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	135 (31)	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	142 (6)	Sep 21 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,7-12	GF	7	2.0	4	0	0	4	0
							48gm		380.0	155	25	7	187	1