Hoot Evers

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)
Born: February 8, 1921 in St. Louis, MO us
Died: January 25, 1991  in Houston, TX
Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX
High School: Collinsville HS (Collinsville, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Debut: September 16, 1941 (9,127th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 30, 1956
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Walter Arthur Evers
Pronunciation: \EE-verz\
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1941

Stan Musial
Phil Rizzuto
Bob Lemon
Vern Stephens
Dave Philley
Jim Hegan
Danny Murtaugh
Dick Wakefield
Virgil Trucks

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Notable Events and Chronology

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February 8, 1941

Detroit Tigers release future Hall of Famer Earl Averill

July 28, 1948

Detroit’s Dizzy Trout shuts out the Red Sox, 13 – 0, to stop Boston’s win streak at 13 games

June 2, 1950

George Kell of the Detroit Tigers hits for the cycle in the 16 – 5 against Philadelphia Athletics

June 23, 1950

Tigers and Yankees combine to hit a record Eleven home runs – a major league record

September 7, 1950

Tiger OF Hoot Evers hits for the cycle, and knocks in six runs in a 13 – 13, 10-inning tie with Cleveland

July 7, 1951

Hoot Evers strokes four singles and a double in the Tigers’ 13-3 rout of the Indians

January 3, 1955

The Baltimore Orioles purchase veteran outfielder Hoot Evers from the Tigers.

Biography

An outstanding prospect, Evers never achieved the stardom predicted for him. After his career was delayed four years by WWII, he returned as the Tigers’ starting centerfielder in 1946, only to miss half the season with a broken ankle. He played his first full season in 1947, hitting .296, then hit over .300 three straight years. He peaked in 1950, making his second All-Star appearance, leading AL outfielders in fielding (.997), and hitting .323 with 21 homers, 103 RBI, and a league-leading 11 triples. He also hit for the cycle September 7. He slumped badly the next year. In 1952, as the Red Sox’ left fielder while Ted Williams was in the military, a broken finger hampered Evers’s batting grip and he never regained his stroke. A fine defensive player, Evers bounced from team to team until 1956 but never hit higher than .264

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