Gene Stephens
Gene Stephens | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Hiwasse, Arkansas | January 20, 1933|
Died: April 27, 2019 Granbury, Texas | (aged 86)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1952, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1964, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .240 |
Home runs | 37 |
Runs batted in | 207 |
Teams | |
Glen Eugene Stephens (January 20, 1933 – April 27, 2019) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1964 for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons (1966).
Biography
In 12 seasons, he played in 964 Games and had 1,913 At Bats, 283 Runs, 460 Hits, 78 Doubles, 15 Triples, 37 Home Runs, 207 RBI, 27 Stolen Bases, 233 Walks, .240 Batting Average, .325 On-base percentage, .355 Slugging Percentage, 679 Total Bases and 17 Sacrifice Hits.
On June 18, 1953, Stephens became the first Major Leaguer in the modern era (since 1900) to have three hits in a single inning. The record was matched by Johnny Damon on 27 June 2003,[1] who coincidentally accomplished this feat as a Red Sox as well.
Stephens died April 27, 2019.[2]
References
- ^ "Game Hits Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Glenn Stephens Obituary
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
- 1933 births
- Albany Senators players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Atlanta Crackers players
- Baseball players from Arkansas
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Columbus Jets players
- High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Kansas City Athletics players
- 2019 deaths
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Patriotas de Venezuela players
- Santa Marta (baseball club) players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Tacoma Cubs players
- People from Gravette, Arkansas
- American baseball outfielder, 1930s birth stubs