Steve Evans (baseball)

Steve Evans
Outfielder
Born: February 17, 1885 Cleveland, Ohio
Died: December 28, 1943(1943-12-28) (aged 58) Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 16, 1908, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1915, for the Baltimore Terrapins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.287
Home runs	32
Runs batted in	466
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Giants (1908) St. Louis Cardinals (1909–1913) Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–1915) Baltimore Terrapins (1915)

Louis Richard (Steve) Evans (February 17, 1885 – December 28, 1943) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball.

Evans was born and died in Cleveland, Ohio. He signed his first professional contract in 1907 with Dayton of the Class-B Central League. From 1908 through 1915, he played in the National League with the New York Giants (1908) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–13), and in the Federal League for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15) and Baltimore Terrapins (1915). Evans batted and threw left-handed.

In an eight-season career, Evans posted a .287 batting average with 32 home runs and 466 RBI in 978 games played. He added 478 runs, 963 hits, 175 doubles, 67 triples and 86 stolen bases.

Trivia

He led the National League in being hit by pitched balls each year from 1910 to 1912, setting a single-season record of 31 in 1910 that stood for 61 years before it was finally broken by Ron Hunt. He also set the record for being hit by a pitch in a single game, being hit three times in a game against Brooklyn.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders

Sources

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• SABR biography