Born:(1888-03-05)March 5, 1888 Ironton, Missouri, U.S.
Died: September 24, 1946(1946-09-24) (aged 58) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1912, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 11, 1918, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
115–72
Earned run average
2.43
Strikeouts
880
Teams
New York Giants (1912–1918)
Career highlights and awards
NL ERA leader (1912)
Pitched a no-hitter on September 6, 1912
Charles Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau (March 5, 1888 – September 24, 1946) [1]
was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Standing 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), Tesreau was given the nickname "Jeff" because he resembled boxer Jim Jeffries.[2] He made his MLB debut in 1912.
^"Jeff Tesreau Dies; Dartmouth Coach, Big League Star", Boston Globe, September 25, 1946, p. 12
^"Jeff Tesreau – Society for American Baseball Research".
Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau (March 5, 1888 – September 24, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Standing 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), Tesreau was given...
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: 52–53 Giants manager John McGraw surprised everyone by starting rookie JeffTesreau rather than the great Christy Mathewson against Boston ace Smoky Joe...
Walter S. Woods (1912–1915) Doc Hazelton (1916) No team (1917–1918) JeffTesreau (1919–1946) Eddie Jeremiah (1947–1951) Bob Shawkey (1952–1956) Tony Lupien...
Carl Lundgren 2.417 30 Nap Rucker 2.421 31 Candy Cummings* 2.424 32 JeffTesreau 2.428 33 Joe Benz 2.429 34 Jim McCormick 2.431 35 George Bradley 2.434...
Jacob deGrom (136 of 183, 74.3%) Clayton Kershaw (260 of 354, 73.4%) JeffTesreau (148 of 207, 71.5%) Babe Ruth (105 of 147, 71.4%) Tom Seaver (454 of...
Reulbach 1.1431 67 Andy Messersmith 1.1433 68 Sid Fernandez 1.1443 69 JeffTesreau 1.1447 70 Gary Nolan 1.1453 71 Joe Benz 1.1466 Jim Whitney 1.1466 73...
Bullet Joe Bush threw a five-hitter to put the A's ahead in the series. JeffTesreau allowed three straight one-out singles in the first, the last of which...
Mathewson went 25–11 and led the NL with a 2.06 ERA. Rube Marquard and JeffTesreau also won over 20 games, and the Giants easily allowed the fewest runs...
[according to whom?] They had arguably the best pitching staff, too. JeffTesreau, Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, and Red Ames finished 1–2–5 in league...
sophomore and worked his way up to manager. The team was coached by JeffTesreau, a former Giants player himself, who instilled values of working toward...
four of the World Series. Toeing the rubber for the Giants was rookie JeffTesreau, the losing pitcher in both of those games. To the surprise of the Fenway...
score the Earned Run Average for the first time. New York Giants pitcher JeffTesreau went on to lead the new category with a 1.96 ERA. January 2 – Brooklyn...
Cleveland Alexander† 27 Philadelphia Phillies Bill James Dick Rudolph JeffTesreau 26 1915 Grover Cleveland Alexander† 31 Philadelphia Phillies Dick Rudolph...
Larry Cheney (CHC) Rube Marquard (NYG) 26 L Lefty Tyler (BSB) 22 ERA JeffTesreau (NYG) 1.96 K Grover Cleveland Alexander (PHP) 195 IP Grover Cleveland...
Walter S. Woods (1912–1915) Doc Hazelton (1916) No team (1917–1918) JeffTesreau (1919–1946) Eddie Jeremiah (1947–1951) Bob Shawkey (1952–1956) Tony Lupien...
of a knockdown pitch from ex-New York Giant JeffTesreau in an exhibition game. Santop yelled to Tesreau, who were both Tyler, Texas natives, "You wouldn't...
Walter S. Woods (1912–1915) Doc Hazelton (1916) No team (1917–1918) JeffTesreau (1919–1946) Eddie Jeremiah (1947–1951) Bob Shawkey (1952–1956) Tony Lupien...
Chicago Cubs on July 18. Rixey was on the losing end of a no-hitter by JeffTesreau on September 6. After the season, the Chicago Cubs, under new manager...
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