George Tebeau
George E. Tebeau (December 26, 1861 – February 4, 1923) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in the big leagues between and for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887–1889) and Toledo Maumees (1890) of the American Association, and with the Washington Senators (1894) and Cleveland Spiders (1894–1895) of the National League. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed. Career In a six-season career, Tebeau was a .269 lifetime hitter with 15 home runs and 311 runs batted in in 628 games played. Nicknamed "White Wings" for his speed, he also totaled 228 stolen bases, 623 hits, 96 doubles, 54 triples, and 441 runs scored. The older brother of infielder Patsy Tebeau, who was his teammate while in Cleveland, George played over 50 games at all three outfield positions and first base. 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 Denver at the age of 61. See also List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders External links Retrosheet 19th-century baseball players 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 Furnituremakers players Denver Grizzlies (baseball) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) managers 1861 births 1923 deaths Kansas City Blues (baseball) managers