Gene Vadeboncoeur

Eugene Vadeboncoeur
Catcher
Born: September 5, 1859 Louiseville, Canada East
Died: April 16, 1893(1893-04-16) (aged 33) Sacramento, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 11, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
July 22, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.214
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Quakers (1884)

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.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

• Other biographical information https://sites.google.com/view/real-source/home