Gene Vadeboncoeur Explained

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.

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