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March 24, 1999
Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (born 1912)
Birdie Tebbetts
George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1952. Tebbetts was regarded as the best catcher in the American League in the late 1940s.
March 24
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.