Birdie Tebbetts
George Robert Tebbetts
Born: November 10, 1912
Burlington, VT USA
Deceased: 1999
Manatee, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
College: Providence College
Career: 1936-1952
Minor League Statistics
Birdie Tebbetts compiled a career batting average of .270 with 38 home runs and 469 RBI in his 1162-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .303 | .395 | .545 | .940 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 50 | 175 | 162 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .191 | .238 | .290 | .528 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 53 | 158 | 143 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | .294 | .348 | .385 | .733 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 376 | 341 | 37 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | .261 | .315 | .372 | .688 | 127 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 111 | 417 | 379 | 46 | 112 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 14 | .296 | .357 | .412 | .768 | 156 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 110 | 400 | 359 | 28 | 102 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 29 | .284 | .354 | .376 | .730 | 135 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 99 | 352 | 308 | 24 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 17 | .247 | .335 | .292 | .627 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 87 | 312 | 280 | 20 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 23 | .243 | .312 | .307 | .619 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 58 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .094 | .143 | .113 | .256 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 90 | 316 | 291 | 22 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 30 | .299 | .346 | .344 | .690 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 128 | 513 | 446 | 54 | 125 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 32 | .280 | .371 | .381 | .752 | 170 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 122 | 472 | 403 | 42 | 109 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 22 | .270 | .369 | .342 | .712 | 138 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 79 | 299 | 268 | 33 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | .310 | .377 | .444 | .821 | 119 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 55 | 146 | 137 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .263 | .308 | .350 | .659 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 42 | 117 | 101 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | .248 | .339 | .317 | .656 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1162 | 4149 | 3704 | 357 | 1000 | 169 | 22 | 38 | 469 | 29 | 23 | 389 | 261 | .270 | .341 | .358 | .700 | 1327 | 111 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 5.600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 1 | .963 | 3.750 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 108 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .985 | 2.415 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 449 | 64 | 16 | 10 | .970 | 5.130 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 572 | 89 | 17 | 10 | .975 | 6.178 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 461 | 83 | 13 | 11 | .977 | 5.551 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 446 | 69 | 12 | 10 | .977 | 5.309 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 87 | 0 | 0.0 | 486 | 53 | 10 | 4 | .982 | 6.195 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 332 | 50 | 10 | 7 | .974 | 4.292 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 470 | 56 | 10 | 8 | .981 | 4.175 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 118 | 0 | 0.0 | 481 | 51 | 11 | 13 | .980 | 4.508 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 285 | 44 | 4 | 5 | .988 | 4.446 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .977 | 3.909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 3.946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1108 | 0 | 0.0 | 4667 | 666 | 119 | 87 | .978 | 4.813 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | C | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 5.760 | 5.333 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 5.760 | 5.333 |
Awards
1948 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
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