George Tebeau (December 26, 1861 – February 4, 1923) was an American professional baseball player who played as an

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. He played in the big leagues between and for the

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(1887–1889) and

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(1890) of the American Association, and with the Washington Senators (1894) and

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(1894–1895) of the

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. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed.

Career

In a six-season career, Tebeau was a .269 lifetime hitter with 15

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. Nicknamed "White Wings" for his speed,"Chicago Gets Loftus" The Pittsburgh Press, November 20, 1899, p. 5 https://books.google.com/books?id=QA4bAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=%22Tom+Loftus%22&article_id=6854,4956972&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEvaf5udaNAxVbl4kEHeEtPCgQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=%22Tom%20Loftus%22&f=false he also totaled 228

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, 96 doubles, 54

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. The older brother of

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Patsy Tebeau Oliver Wendell "Patsy" Tebeau (December 5, 1864 – May 16, 1918) was an American first baseman, third baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball.

, who was his teammate while in Cleveland, George played over 50 games at all three outfield positions and

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. One of his most productive seasons came in 1889 with Cincinnati, when he hit .252 and posted career-highs in stolen bases (61), RBI (70), runs (110), hits (110) and walks (69). He later became the owner of the Kansas City Blues franchise of the American Association. In addition, Tebeau is recognized as the joint-first Major League Baseball player ever to hit a home run in the first at-bat of his career. He shares this "first ever" distinction with Mike Griffin; both Tebeau and Griffin hit their debut at-bat home runs on the same day, and as it is unclear which player hit his home run at a chronologically earlier time of the day, both have historically been considered the "first." Tebeau died in

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at the age of 61.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tebeau, George 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Cleveland Spiders players Toledo Maumees players Portland Webfeet players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from St. Louis Denver (minor league baseball) players Denver Mountain Lions players Fort Wayne Farmers players Columbus Senators players Columbus Buckeyes (minor league) players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Denver Grizzlies (baseball) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) managers 1861 births 1923 deaths Kansas City Blues (baseball) managers

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