Pussy Tebeau Explained

Pussy Tebeau
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:22 February 1870
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts
Death Place:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 22
Debutyear:1895
Debutteam:Cleveland Spiders
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 23
Finalyear:1895
Finalteam:Cleveland Spiders
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:2
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:6
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:3
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Charles Alston "Pussy" Tebeau (February 22, 1870 – March 25, 1950) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cleveland Spiders during the 1895 season. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Some report that he is the younger brother of George and Patsy Tebeau who also played in the major leagues, but that is unlikely. George and Patsy grew up in St. Louis while Charles was born and raised in Massachusetts.

Tebeau's major league career only lasted two games in July 1895 because he had already signed with the Portland club in the New England League but failed to report. The Cleveland Spiders picked up and used Tebeau without knowledge of this. Portland's manager Frank Leonard saw his name in the newspaper (referred to as C.A. Tebeau) with Cleveland and filed a complaint. Before signing with Portland, Tebeau played for Lowell in the New England Association.

In a two-game career, Tebeau was a .500 hitter (3-for-6) with three runs, one RBI, and one stolen base without home runs.

Tebeau died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts at the age of 80.

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