Felix Evans
Felix Evans | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Atlanta, Georgia | October 3, 1910|
Died: August 21, 1993 Pompano Beach, Florida | (aged 82)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1935, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
Last appearance | |
1949, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Teams | |
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Felix Evans Jr. (October 3, 1910 – August 21, 1993), nicknamed "Chin", was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played from 1934 to 1949 with several teams, most prominently for the Memphis Red Sox.[1]
His most productive season came in 1946 while playing for the Red Sox, posting a 15-1 record prior to the East–West All-Star Game break and earning the starting pitcher role for the West All Star team.[2]
References[]
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ Felix 'Chin' Evans Biography. NLBPA Archives. Retrieved on December 14, 2018.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Negro League Baseball Players Association page
- NLB museum
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- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Cincinnati Clowns players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Ethiopian Clowns players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- Newark Eagles players
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Jacksonville Red Caps players
- Atlanta Black Crackers players
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball pitchers
- American baseball pitcher, 1910s births stubs
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