Gene Paulette
| Gene Paulette | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: May 26, 1891 Centralia, Illinois | |||
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Died: February 8, 1966 (aged 74) Little Rock, Arkansas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 16, 1911, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1920, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .269 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 165 | ||
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Eugene Edward Paulette (May 26, 1891 – February 8, 1966) was a Major League Baseball infielder from 1911 to 1920.
Paulette broke in briefly with the New York Giants in 1911; but from 1912 to 1916, he played in the Southern Association.[1]
He made it back to the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1916. The following season, he was selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals and became their regular first baseman. Paulette was versatile on the field; he played every infield position for the Cardinals in 1918. In July 1919, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He played a career-high 143 games for them in 1920.
However, in the wake of the Black Sox Scandal, Paulette was permanently suspended from organized baseball. He had allegedly received gifts from St. Louis gamblers and also offered to throw some games early in the 1919 season.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Gene Paulette Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ Ginsburg, Daniel E. The Fix Is in: A History of Baseball Gambling and Game Fixing Scandals (2004), p. 164.
- ↑ 1919 Black Sox – Banished From Baseball. 1919BlackSox.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)