Darrell Evans
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| Darrell Evans | |
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| Third baseman / First baseman | |
| Born: May 26, 1947 Pasadena, California‹See Tfd› |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1969 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1989 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 414 |
| Runs batted in | 1,354 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darrell Wayne Evans (born May 26, 1947 in Pasadena, California) is the manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball League. He is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves (1969–76, 1989), San Francisco Giants (1976–83) and Detroit Tigers (1984–88). Overshadowed in his prime by fellow National League third baseman Mike Schmidt, he has been described by author Bill James as the most underrated player in baseball history, primarily because his defensive skill, home run power, and ability to draw walks in a long career were offset by a low career batting average of .248. He remains one of the few players to have hit over four hundred home runs without being seriously considered for induction into the Baseball Hall Of Fame.
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[edit] MLB career
Evans became the first player to hit 40 home runs in both leagues, and at 38 became the oldest player ever to lead the league in home runs. Evans hit over 20 home runs in 10 different seasons and drew over 100 walks 5 times, with a career high 126 in 1974. In 1988, he hit his 400th home run, becoming the 22nd player to reach that milestone. He retired after having joined Reggie Jackson in becoming only the second player to hit 100 home runs with three different teams, and ranking in 11th place among all-time walks leaders. Evans hit 60 home runs in his 40s, a major league record. He later served as a coach with the New York Yankees in 1990.
A two-time All-Star (1973 and 1983), Evans was selected as the third baseman on the 1973 Sporting News National League All-Star team. He won the 1983 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership.
[edit] Managerial career
[edit] Long Beach Armada
Evans worked for a time as the manager for the Long Beach Armada, a team in the independent Golden Baseball League for which José Canseco once played. He managed the Armada to the GBL championship series in his final year with the team in 2007.
[edit] Victoria Seals
On November 25, 2008, Evans became the first manager and director of player personnel for the expansion Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball League. The team began play in April 2009.[1]
[edit] Other pursuits
Evans also works as a consultant for Netamin Communication Corporation, ensuring accuracy as the gaming company develops Ultimate Baseball Online 2007, the first-ever Massively Multiplayer Online Sports Game (MMOSG)[citation needed].
[edit] See also
- 1984 Detroit Tigers season
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
[edit] References
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (2008-11-25). "Former major leaguer takes helm of new Victoria baseball club". http://www.goldenbaseball.com/ArDisplay.aspx?ID=4763&SecID=123. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- San Francisco Chronicle article, 2002
- BaseballLibrary
| Preceded by Terry Kennedy |
National League Player of the Month May, 1983 |
Succeeded by Andre Dawson |
| Preceded by Tony Armas |
American League Home Run Champion 1985 |
Succeeded by Jesse Barfield |
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