Gene Vadeboncoeur

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Eugène Onésime Vadeboncoeur

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 150 lb.

• Debut July 11, 1884
• Final Game July 22, 1884
• Born September 5, 1859 in Louiseville, QC CAN

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[edit] Biographical Information

SABR researchers have made extensive efforts to try to track down Gene Vadeboncoeur's career and death. While born in Quebec (and the first player born in the province to play in the major leagues) he moved to Syracuse, NY with his family around 1868. A 1912 Lawrence, MA newspaper said that he died around 1903, but his death certificate has not yet been found. He also used the name Eugene F. Vadeboncoeur (sometimes spelled Vadboncoeur) during his lifetime.

[edit] Related Sites

• SABR Quebec's research into Gene Vadeboncoeur's history