Basically a contact, line-drive hitter, Evans was a fine reserve catcher with a strong throwing arm. As many bigleaguers, he saw his baseball career interrupted while serving in the US Navy during World War II.
Evans reached the majors in 1939 with the Washington Senators, playing for them four years before joining the military (1943–44). He was released from the Navy in time for the end of the 1944 season with the Senators, staying with the club until 1950. His most productive season came in 1949, when he posted career-highs in games (109), batting average (.271), RBI (42), runs (32), and doubles. He also played briefly with the Boston Red Sox in 1951, his last Major League season.[1]
evans, other, people, named, alfred, evans, alfred, evans, disambiguation, alfred, hubert, evans, september, 1916, april, 1979, american, major, league, baseball, catcher, minor, league, manager, listed, feet, inches, tall, pounds, evans, batted, threw, right,. For other people named Alfred Evans see Alfred Evans disambiguation Alfred Hubert Evans September 28 1916 April 6 1979 was an American Major League Baseball catcher and a Minor League manager Listed at 5 feet 11 inches 1 80 m tall and 190 pounds 86 kg Evans batted and threw right handed He was born in Kenly North Carolina Al EvansCatcherBorn 1916 09 28 September 28 1916Kenly North Carolina U S Died April 6 1979 1979 04 06 aged 62 Wilson North Carolina U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 13 1939 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceAugust 5 1951 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 250Home runs13Runs batted in211TeamsWashington Senators 1939 1942 1944 1950 Boston Red Sox 1951 Basically a contact line drive hitter Evans was a fine reserve catcher with a strong throwing arm As many bigleaguers he saw his baseball career interrupted while serving in the US Navy during World War II Evans reached the majors in 1939 with the Washington Senators playing for them four years before joining the military 1943 44 He was released from the Navy in time for the end of the 1944 season with the Senators staying with the club until 1950 His most productive season came in 1949 when he posted career highs in games 109 batting average 271 RBI 42 runs 32 and doubles He also played briefly with the Boston Red Sox in 1951 his last Major League season 1 In a 12 season career Evans was a 250 hitter 514 for 2053 with 13 home runs and 211 RBI in 704 games including 188 runs 70 doubles 23 triples 14 stolen bases and a 332 on base percentage In 647 catching appearances he recorded 2295 outs 284 assists 51 double plays and committed 56 errors in 2635 chances for a 979 fielding percentage Following his playing retirement Evans managed for the New York Yankees 1955 Kansas City Athletics 1955 1959 and Minnesota Twins 1963 1965 minor league systems He also scouted for the Senators and their post 1960 identity Twins as well as the San Francisco Giants Evans died in Wilson North Carolina at age 62 See also edit nbsp Biography portal Boston Red Sox all time roster May 3 1949 in baseballReferences edit Al Evans Baseball reference com Retrieved January 19 2021 Baseball Reference Retrosheet Baseball in Wartime Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Evans amp oldid 1205714194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
