Patsy Tebeau

Oliver Wendell Tebeau (December 5 1864 - May 15 1918) was an American first and third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Tebeau batted and threw right handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tebeau reached the majors in 1887 with the Chicago White Stockings, spending one year with them before moving to the
Cleveland Spiders (1889) and Cleveland Infants (1890). He played again with the Spiders (1891-98) and for the St. Louis Cardinals (1899-1900). His most productive season came in 1893 with the Spiders, when he hit a .329 batting average with 102 RBI.

In a 13-season career, Tebeau was a .279 hitter (1290-for-4618) with 27 home runs and 735 RBI in 1167 games, including 671 runs, 196 doubles, 57 triples, and 164 stolen bases. Following his playing career, he posted a 726-583 record managing for the Spiders (1891-98) and Cardinals (1899-1900).

Tebeau shot and killed himself in St. Louis, following a period of illness, at the age of 53.

Fact

*Coming from a baseball family, Tebeau was the younger brother of outfielder George Tebeau and the older brother of outfielder Pussy Tebeau, who were his teammates while in Cleveland.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-fever.com/archive/index.php/t-52712.html Baseball Fever]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/T/Tebeau_Patsy.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tebeapa01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Patsy_Tebeau BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ptebep101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Tebeau.Patsy.Obit.html The Deadball Era]