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Birdie Tebbetts
George Robert Tebbetts

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 170 lb.
School Providence College

Debut September 16, 1936
Final Game September 14, 1952
Born November 10, 1912 in Burlington, VT
Died March 24, 1999 in Manatee, FL

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1934. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 23 DET AL  10   33    7   10   1  2   1    4   0  0   5   3  .303  .395  .545  130   18   0           0    
 1937 24 DET AL  50  162   15   31   4  3   2   16   0  0  10  13  .191  .238  .290   31   47   3           0    
 1938 25 DET AL  53  143   16   42   6  2   1   25   1  2  12  13  .294  .348  .385   78   55   3           0    
 1939 26 DET AL 106  341   37   89  22  2   4   53   2  1  25  20  .261  .315  .372   70  127   8           2   8
 1940 27 DET AL 111  379   46  112  24  4   4   46   4  5  35  14  .296  .357  .412   92  156   2           1   9
 1941 28 DET AL 110  359   28  102  19  4   2   47   1  2  38  29  .284  .354  .376   86  135   2           1   7 AS
 1942 29 DET AL  99  308   24   76  11  0   1   27   4  0  39  17  .247  .335  .292   72   90   3           2   9 AS
 1946 33 DET AL  87  280   20   68  11  2   1   34   1  3  28  23  .243  .312  .307   69   86   4           0  10
 1947 34 TOT AL 110  344   23   92  11  0   1   30   2  5  24  33  .267  .315  .308   69  106   6           0  10
         DET AL  20   53    1    5   1  0   0    2   0  1   3   3  .094  .143  .113  -29    6   2           0   2
         BOS AL  90  291   22   87  10  0   1   28   2  4  21  30  .299  .346  .344   87  100   4           0   8
 1948 35 BOS AL 128  446   54  125  26  2   5   68   5  2  62  32  .280  .371  .381   96  170   3           2  22 MVP-11,AS
 1949 36 BOS AL 122  403   42  109  14  0   5   48   8  1  62  22  .270  .369  .342   84  138   6           1  14 MVP-18,AS
 1950 37 BOS AL  79  268   33   83  10  1   8   45   1  1  29  26  .310  .377  .444  101  119   2           0  13
 1951 38 CLE AL  55  137    8   36   6  0   2   18   0  0   8   7  .263  .308  .350   82   48   0           1   4
 1952 39 CLE AL  42  101    4   25   4  0   1    8   0  1  12   9  .248  .339  .317   88   32   2           2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1162 3704  357 1000 169 22  38  469  29 23 389 261  .270  .341  .358   81 1327  44   0   0  12 111
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        516   50  139  24  3   5   65   4  3  54  36  .270  .341  .358   81  185   6   0   0   2  15
 Career High    128  446   54  125  26  4   8   68   8  5  62  33  .310  .377  .444  101  170   8   0   0   2  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 23 DET AL   38   23    7   8.1   121| .303  .299| .395  .374| .545  .439| .940  .813| 130  .666   1.3   0.1   0%
 1937 24 DET AL  175  134   11   2.2   119| .191  .292| .238  .368| .290  .436| .528  .804|  31  .166 -18.6  -1.7   0%
 1938 25 DET AL  158  106   19   4.7   124| .294  .299| .348  .379| .385  .445| .733  .824|  78  .449  -5.4  -0.5  33%
 1939 26 DET AL  376  269   40   3.9   120| .261  .295| .315  .371| .372  .436| .687  .807|  70  .387 -16.5  -1.6  66%
 1940 27 DET AL  417  283   54   5.1   119| .296  .290| .357  .364| .412  .439| .769  .804|  92  .510  -4.9  -0.5  44%
 1941 28 DET AL  400  268   47   4.7   115| .284  .287| .354  .366| .376  .423| .730  .789|  86  .496  -7.4  -0.7  33%
 1942 29 DET AL  352  244   31   3.4   101| .247  .275| .335  .350| .292  .385| .627  .735|  72  .414 -10.8  -1.1 100%
 1946 33 DET AL  312  229   26   3.0   101| .243  .270| .312  .346| .307  .389| .619  .735|  69  .359 -11.9  -1.2  25%
 1947 34 TOT AL  374  273   35   3.4   102| .267  .270| .315  .351| .308  .388| .623  .739|  69  .410 -15.0  -1.6  28%
         DET AL   58   53    1   0.5    99| .094  .266| .143  .346| .113  .382| .256  .729| -29  .020  -9.6  -1.0   0%
         BOS AL  316  220   34   4.1   102| .299  .271| .346  .352| .344  .389| .690  .741|  87  .494  -5.4  -0.6  33%
 1948 35 BOS AL  513  348   63   4.8   110| .280  .279| .371  .365| .381  .403| .752  .768|  96  .520  -1.1  -0.1  71%
 1949 36 BOS AL  472  315   52   4.4   112| .270  .279| .369  .372| .342  .405| .711  .778|  84  .481  -8.4  -0.8  88%
 1950 37 BOS AL  299  201   45   5.9   122| .310  .290| .377  .379| .444  .435| .821  .814| 101  .582   0.0   0.0  50%
 1951 38 CLE AL  146  105   15   3.8    98| .263  .261| .308  .342| .350  .383| .658  .725|  82  .427  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1952 39 CLE AL  117   84   10   3.2    91| .248  .253| .339  .332| .317  .369| .656  .701|  88  .385  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     4149 2882  455   4.2   111| .270  .282| .341  .362| .358  .412| .699  .774|  81  .454 -103.5 -10.2  55%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1936 23 DET AL   C   10     51    5    1    0  .982  .979  5.60  4.22               2             
 1937 24 DET AL   C   48    155   25    7    1  .963  .980  3.75  4.62               4             
 1938 25 DET AL   C   53    108   20    2    4  .985  .983  2.42  4.37               5             
 1939 26 DET AL   C  100    449   64   16   10  .970  .981  5.13  4.44               8             
 1940 27 DET AL   C  107    572   89   17   10  .975  .982  6.18  4.68               6             
 1941 28 DET AL   C   98    461   83   13   11  .977  .983  5.55  4.54               4              AS
 1942 29 DET AL   C   97    446   69   12   10  .977  .979  5.31  4.28               5              AS
 1946 33 DET AL   C   87    486   53   10    4  .982  .982  6.20  4.79              10             
 1947 34 TOT AL   C  109    427   65   10   10  .980  .985  4.51  4.30               7             
         DET AL   C   20     95   15    0    3 1.000  .985  5.50  4.30               1             
         BOS AL   C   89    332   50   10    7  .974  .985  4.29  4.30               6             
 1948 35 BOS AL   C  126    470   56   10    8  .981  .986  4.17  4.08               5              AS
 1949 36 BOS AL   C  118    481   51   11   13  .980  .985  4.51  4.10               2              AS
 1950 37 BOS AL   C   74    285   44    4    5  .988  .985  4.45  4.21               5             
 1951 38 CLE AL   C   44    145   27    4    1  .977  .982  3.91  4.40               1             
 1952 39 CLE AL   C   37    131   15    2    0  .986  .985  3.95  4.70               0             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1936 23 DET AL   C   10     51    5    1    0  .982  .979  5.60  4.22               2             
 1937 24 DET AL   C   48    155   25    7    1  .963  .980  3.75  4.62               4             
 1938 25 DET AL   C   53    108   20    2    4  .985  .983  2.42  4.37               5             
 1939 26 DET AL   C  100    449   64   16   10  .970  .981  5.13  4.44               8             
 1940 27 DET AL   C  107    572   89   17   10  .975  .982  6.18  4.68               6             
 1941 28 DET AL   C   98    461   83   13   11  .977  .983  5.55  4.54               4             
 1942 29 DET AL   C   97    446   69   12   10  .977  .979  5.31  4.28               5             
 1946 33 DET AL   C   87    486   53   10    4  .982  .982  6.20  4.79              10             
 1947 34 TOT AL   C  109    427   65   10   10  .980  .985  4.51  4.30               7             
         DET AL   C   20     95   15    0    3 1.000  .985  5.50  4.30               1             
         BOS AL   C   89    332   50   10    7  .974  .985  4.29  4.30               6             
 1948 35 BOS AL   C  126    470   56   10    8  .981  .986  4.17  4.08               5             
 1949 36 BOS AL   C  118    481   51   11   13  .980  .985  4.51  4.10               2             
 1950 37 BOS AL   C   74    285   44    4    5  .988  .985  4.45  4.21               5             
 1951 38 CLE AL   C   44    145   27    4    1  .977  .982  3.91  4.40               1             
 1952 39 CLE AL   C   37    131   15    2    0  .986  .985  3.95  4.70               0             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C 1108   4667  666  119   87  .978  .983  4.81  4.39              64             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total      1108   4667  666  119   87  .978  .983  4.81  4.39

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   4  11   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1941   DET AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1942   DET AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1948   BOS AL       1   1   0  0  0  0   0   2   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1949   BOS AL   *   2   0   2  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/4      2   7   1   2  1  0  0   1   2   3   0  0   0   0   0  .286  .444  .429 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1941
1942 (C)
1948 *
1949 (C)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1948-AL-11-0.07
1949-AL-18-0.02
Car-918-0.09 shares

Grounded into Double Plays
1948 AL-22-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1940 AL-27.1-4
1949 AL-18.3-10

Oldest Player
1950 AL-37-7
1951 AL-38-5
1952 AL-39-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 14.9 (1029) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 17.0 (866) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1934 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
May 20, 1947: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for Hal Wagner.
December 13, 1950: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Red Sox.
October 14, 1952: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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