Birdie Tebbetts George Robert Tebbetts Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'11.5 Weight 170 Born November 10, 1912 Burlington, VT Died March 24, 1999 Manatee, FL

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 23 PAW    1    3    2   0   0   1    2    1    0    0   1   0   0   0  .667  .286 1.667  .410    5 
 1940 27 PAW  124  393   94  25   2   2   30   45   19   22   0   0   3   0  .239  .266  .328  .414  129 
 1941 28 PAW  132  495  134  16   1   1   35   55   29   67   2   1   2   1  .271  .268  .313  .403  155 
 1942 29 PAW   39   78   19   2   0   0    4    8    3   10   0   2   1   0  .244  .265  .269  .394   21 
 1943 30 PAW    Military Service                                                                         
 1944 31 PAW    Military Service                                                                         
 1945 32 PAW    Military Service                                                                         
 1948 35 MON                                                                                             
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  4 Seasons   296  969  249  43   3   4   71  109   51   99   3   3   6   1  .257  .267  .320  .406  310
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  504  130  22   2   2   37   57   27   52   2   2   3   1  .257  ----  .320  ----  161
 Career High  132  495  134  25   2   2   35   55   29   67   2   2   3   1  .271  ----  .328  ----  155
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Transactions January 1, 1936: Drafted 3rd round (18th overall) by Pawtucket. January 1, 1948: Signed as a Free Agent by Montgomery.

Biography Tebbetts spent 14 years as a catcher, 11 as a manager and 28 as a major league scout. He debuted with the Tigers in 1936 and played until 1947 with the exception of three years that he served in World War II. As a player, he hit .270 in 1,162 games and was named to four All-Star teams. He also earned a reputation for speaking his mind and during the 1950 season, he referred to some of his Red Sox teammates as ""moronic malcontents" and "juvenile delinquents." He was traded to Cleveland after that season. He served as a scout for the Reds and earned a reputation for his frank assessments. The Reds general manager liked his style and made him the team's manager. He managed the Reds (1954-58), Braves (1961-62) and Indians (1963-66) and finished with a 749-705 record. He suffered a heart attack that brought an end to his managing career in 1965. He served as a major league scout for several teams from 1968 to 1994. A heart attack in 1965 hastened the end of his managing career, and from 1968 to 1994 he scouted for several major league teams. "There ought to be a second-string or Junior Hall of Fame for guys like me," he was quoted as saying in a wire report. "I had a lifetime average of .270 and I'm proud of it. " He graduated from Providence College in 1934 with a degree in philosphy.