Bill Evans (1910s pitcher)
Appearance
Bill Evans | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Reidsville, North Carolina | February 10, 1893|
Died: December 21, 1946 Burlington, North Carolina | (aged 53)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 13, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 1, 1919, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 2-13 |
Earned run average | 3.85 |
Strikeouts | 41 |
Teams | |
William James Evans (February 10, 1893 – December 21, 1946) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1916–17, 1919). Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 175 lb, Evans batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Reidsville, North Carolina.
In a three-season career, Evans posted a 2–13 record with a 3.85 ERA in 28 appearances, including 11 starts, six complete games, 10 games finished, 41 strikeouts, 48 walks, and 126⅓ innings pitched.
In 1918 Evans served in the military during World War I.[1]
An alumnus of Elon University and North Carolina State University, Evans died in Burlington, North Carolina at age 53.
References
- ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. 2007. p. 1187. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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- 1893 births
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- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Denver Bears players
- Birmingham Barons players
- American people of Welsh descent
- Elon Phoenix baseball players
- NC State Wolfpack baseball players
- American baseball pitcher, 1890s births stubs