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Al Evans

Birthdate:

9/28/1916

Died:

4/6/1979

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Kenly, NC, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Al Evans, Bats RH, Washington Senators, 5'11", 190 lbs.

A willing-worker Al Evans played in the majors for 12 seasons. He was the leading defensive catcher in the AL in 1949 with a .992 fielding pct. Evans took part in 372 chances and made only 3 errors. A well-known backstop during this era he caught for Washington while some of the top players of the American League batted, including Hall of Fame members Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, and Larry Doby .

Al Evans was also one of the leading hitters on the Senators - and got first call over the other backstops... In 1949, Al Evans hit .271.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1939	WSH (AL)	7	21	2	7	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.462	SLG
1940	WSH (AL)	14	25	1	8	2	0	0	7	6	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.452	SLG
1941	WSH (AL)	53	159	16	44	8	4	1	19	9	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	.277	.315	SLG
1942	WSH (AL)	74	223	22	51	4	1	0	10	25	36	3	0	0	1	2	0	.229	.309	SLG
1944	WSH (AL)	14	22	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	.167	SLG
1945	WSH (AL)	51	150	19	39	11	2	2	19	17	22	2	1	0	1	2	0	.260	.339	SLG
1946	WSH (AL)	88	272	30	69	10	4	2	30	30	28	1	2	0	2	2	0	.254	.332	SLG
1947	WSH (AL)	99	319	17	77	8	3	2	23	28	25	2	1	0	0	4	0	.241	.303	SLG
1948	WSH (AL)	93	228	19	59	6	3	2	28	38	20	1	1	0	1	4	0	.259	.367	SLG
1949	WSH (AL)	109	321	32	87	12	3	2	42	50	19	4	1	0	0	3	0	.271	.369	SLG
1950	WSH (AL)	90	289	24	68	8	3	2	30	29	21	0	0	0	2	2	0	.235	.309	SLG
1951	BOS (AL)	12	24	1	3	1	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.250	SLG
12 years		704	2053	188	514	70	23	13	211	243	206	14	9	0	7	19	0	.250	.332	.SLG

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