Gene Paulette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gene Paulette

Major League Baseball player

Date of Birth: 26-May-1891

Place of Birth: Centralia, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1966

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Gene Paulette

  • 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.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.

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