Eugene Vadeboncoeur | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | September 5, 1859 |
Birth Place: | Louiseville, Canada East |
Death Place: | Sacramento, California |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 11 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Quakers |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 22 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Quakers |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .214 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 3 |
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Onesime Eugene "Gene" Vadeboncoeur (September 5, 1859 – April 16, 1893) was a Major League Baseball player. Vadeboncoeur played for Philadelphia Quakers in the 1884 season. He played in four games, collecting three hits in 14 at-bats, totaling a .214 batting average. He is the first native of Quebec to play in Major League Baseball. Gene's contributions to the Immaculate Grid (#247) are well known. His batting average ranks in the top 23,143 of all time.