Patsy Tebeau

Oliver Wendell "Patsy" Tebeau (December 5, 1864 – May 16, 1918) was an American first baseman, third baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball.

Career Tebeau was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1864. His brother, George Tebeau, was also an MLB player. Tebeau made his major league debut with the National League's Chicago White Stockings in September of that year. In 20 games with Chicago, he batted .162. His lowest batting average with the Spiders was .244 in 1892, and his highest was .329 in 1893. Tebeau is one of just over a dozen managers to have won at least 400 games in the 19th century.

In his 13-year MLB career, Tebeau played 1,167 games and batted .279 with 27 home runs and 735 runs batted in. His managing record was 726–583–30. He was known for verbally abusing umpires and opposing players, for which he was criticized by journalists.

After retiring from baseball, Tebeau ran a saloon in St. Louis. His wife left him, and in 1918, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He left a note stating that he was an "unhappy and miserable man."

Managerial record Team Year Regular season PostseasonGamesWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultCLE 522130 7th in PL – – – –CLE 733140 5th in NL – – – – CLE 74 5th in NL - - - - 79 1st in NL 0 5 .000 Lost World Series (BOS)CLE 1297355 3rd in NL – – – –CLE 1306861 6th in NL – – – –CLE 1328446 2nd in NL 4 1 .800 Won Temple Cup (BAL)CLE 1358048 2nd in NL 0 4 .000 Lost Temple Cup (BAL)CLE 1326962 5th in NL – – – –CLE 1568168 5th in NL – – – –STL 1558467 5th in NL – – – –STL 924250 (resigned) – – – –Total 1,339 726 583 4 10 .400