Birdie Tebbetts Stats

Birdie Tebbetts was born on Sunday, November 10, 1912, in Burlington, Vermont. Tebbetts was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1936, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Birdie Tebbetts baseball stats page.

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Birdie Tebbetts Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#301)

Birdie Tebbetts Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#301)

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Birth Name:   George Robert Tebbetts
Nickname:   Birdie
Born On:   11-10-1912  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Burlington, Vermont
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-24-1999 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Manatee, Florida
Cemetery:   St. Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery, Holmes Beach, Florida
High School:   Nashua High School (Nashua, NH)
College:   Providence & New Hampshire (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-16-1936 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-14-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Birdie Tebbetts Pitching Stats

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Birdie Tebbetts Hitting Stats

1936 24 Tigers 10 33 7 10 1 2 1 0 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .303 .395 .545
1937 25 Tigers 50 162 15 31 4 3 2 0 16 10 0 13 3 0 0 3 .191 .238 .290
1938 26 Tigers 53 143 16 42 6 2 1 1 25 12 0 13 3 0 0 4 .294 .348 .385
1939 27 Tigers 106 341 37 89 22 2 4 1 53 25 3 20 8 0 2 8 .261 .315 .372
1940 28 Tigers 111 379 46 112 24 4 4 0 46 35 5 14 2 0 1 9 .296 .357 .412
1941 29 Tigers 110 359 28 102 19 4 2 0 47 38 4 29 2 0 1 7 .284 .354 .376
1942 30 Tigers 99 308 24 76 11 0 1 0 27 39 5 17 3 1 2 9 .247 .334 .292
1946 34 Tigers 87 280 20 68 11 2 1 0 34 28 5 23 4 0 0 10 .243 .312 .307
1947 35 Tigers 20 53 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 0 2 .094 .143 .113
1947 35 Red Sox 90 291 22 87 10 0 1 0 28 21 4 30 4 0 0 8 .299 .346 .344
1948 36 Red Sox 128 446 54 125 26 2 5 1 68 62 5 32 3 0 2 22 .280 .371 .381
1949 37 Red Sox 122 403 42 109 14 0 5 0 48 62 6 22 6 1 1 14 .270 .368 .342
1950 38 Red Sox 79 268 33 83 10 1 8 0 45 29 4 26 2 0 0 13 .310 .377 .444
1951 39 Indians 55 137 8 36 6 0 2 0 18 8 3 7 0 1 1 4 .263 .306 .350
1952 40 Indians 42 101 4 25 4 0 1 0 8 12 2 9 2 0 2 5 .248 .339 .317
14 Years 1,162 3,704 357 1,000 169 22 38 3 469 389 48 261 44 3 12 118 .270 .341 .358

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Birdie Tebbetts Fielding Stats

1936 Tigers C 10 10 256 57 5.7 56 51 5 1 0 2 0 2 .982 5.91
1937 Tigers C 48 40 995 187 3.9 180 155 25 7 1 4 19 11 .963 4.88
1938 Tigers C 43 35 856 130 3.0 128 108 20 2 4 5 6 6 .985 4.04
1939 Tigers C 100 94 2,160 529 5.3 513 449 64 16 10 8 33 32 .970 6.41
1940 Tigers C 107 104 2,677 678 6.3 661 572 89 17 10 6 35 40 .975 6.67
1941 Tigers C 98 96 2,493 557 5.7 544 461 83 13 11 4 37 38 .977 5.89
1942 Tigers C 97 92 2,294 527 5.4 515 446 69 12 10 5 27 27 .977 6.06
1946 Tigers C 87 82 2,022 549 6.3 539 486 53 10 4 10 20 20 .982 7.20
1947 Tigers C 20 17 392 110 5.5 110 95 15 0 3 1 4 6 1.000 7.58
1947 Red Sox C 89 83 2,050 392 4.4 382 332 50 10 7 6 20 22 .974 5.03
1948 Red Sox C 126 124 3,264 536 4.3 526 470 56 10 8 5 27 23 .981 4.35
1949 Red Sox C 119 116 3,033 543 4.6 532 481 51 11 13 2 22 19 .980 4.74
1950 Red Sox C 74 74 1,884 333 4.5 329 285 44 4 5 5 20 12 .988 4.71
1951 Indians C 44 37 924 176 4.0 172 145 27 4 1 1 20 11 .977 5.03
1952 Indians C 37 31 783 148 4.0 146 131 15 2 0 0 14 7 .986 5.03
C Totals 1,099 1,035 26,083 5,452 5.0 5,333 4,667 666 119 87 64 304 276 .978 5.52
14 Years 1,099 1,035 26,083 5,452 5.0 5,333 4,667 666 119 87 64 304 276 .978 5.52

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Birdie Tebbetts Miscellaneous Stats

1936 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 33.0 11.0 8.3 - - -
1937 Tigers 0 0 .000 2 1 n/a 81.0 12.5 10.1 - - -
1938 Tigers 1 2 .333 10 0 n/a 143.0 11.0 5.7 - - -
1939 Tigers 2 1 .667 6 0 n/a 85.3 17.1 6.4 - - -
1940 Tigers 4 5 .444 4 0 n/a 94.8 27.1 8.2 - - -
1941 Tigers 1 2 .333 13 0 n/a 179.5 12.4 7.6 - - -
1942 Tigers 4 0 1.000 2 0 n/a 308.0 18.1 11.4 - - -
1946 Tigers 1 3 .250 0 0 n/a 280.0 12.2 8.2 - - -
1947 Tigers 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 17.7 26.5 - - -
1947 Red Sox 2 4 .333 2 0 n/a 291.0 9.7 10.4 - - -
1948 Red Sox 5 2 .714 2 0 n/a 89.2 13.9 6.6 - - -
1949 Red Sox 8 1 .889 4 0 n/a 80.6 18.3 8.4 - - -
1950 Red Sox 1 1 .500 5 0 n/a 33.5 10.3 6.0 - - -
1951 Indians 0 0 .000 12 0 n/a 68.5 19.6 7.6 - - -
1952 Indians 0 1 .000 5 0 n/a 101.0 11.2 12.6 - - -
14 Years 29 23 .558 67 1 n/a 97.5 14.2 7.9 - - -

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Birdie Tebbetts Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1936 Detroit Tigers - Undetermined - -
1937 Detroit Tigers 28 Undetermined - -
1938 Detroit Tigers 28 Undetermined - -
1939 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1940 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - Stats
1941 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined Stats -
1942 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined Stats -
1946 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1947 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1947 Boston Red Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Red Sox 8 Undetermined Stats -
1949 Boston Red Sox 8 Undetermined Stats -
1950 Boston Red Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1951 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1952 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -

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