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Gene Vadeboncoeur

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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 runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

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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