Bill Evans
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Bill Evans | |
William Lawrence Evans | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 2" |
Weight: | 180 |
Born: | 1919-3-25 at Quanah, TX (US) |
Died: | 1983-11-30 at Grand Junction, CO (US) |
Interred: | Orchard Mesa Cemetery in Grand Junction, CO (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Grand Junction, Colorado in 1953.
Professional career
- Attended high school in Childress, Texas.
- Did not paricipated in any sports in high school.
- Says his greatest thrill was breaking two West Texas-New Mexico League records in 1946, winning the most games with 27 and striking out 297 batters.
Achievements
- Led the 1948 Central League in complete games pitched with 25 and strikeouts with 187.
- Tied for the lead in for most shutouts pitched with 4 in the 1948 Central League.
Outside of baseball
- In the military in the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons.
- Served with the 76th Infantry Division in France and Belgium.
- Won the Bronze Star and three battle stars.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.