1933
Born January 20, 1933
Gravette, AR, USA
Gene Stephens Notable
b. January 20, 1933 · Boston Red Sox 1952–1953, 1955–1960, Baltimore Orioles 1960–1961, Kansas City Athletics 1961–1962, Chicago White Sox 1963–1964
Gene Stephens played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1952 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1964.
Across 964 games he batted .240, with 460 hits and 283 runs. He finished with 37 home runs, 78 doubles and 27 stolen bases.
He played 772 games in the outfield, with 1,063 putouts and 31 errors.
He was born in Gravette, AR, USA on January 20, 1933, and died on April 27, 2019. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BOS | 21 | 53 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | .226 |
| 1953 | BOS | 78 | 221 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 3 | .204 |
| 1955 | BOS | 109 | 157 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 0 | .293 |
| 1956 | BOS | 104 | 63 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .270 |
| 1957 | BOS | 120 | 173 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 0 | .266 |
| 1958 | BOS | 134 | 270 | 38 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 46 | 1 | .219 |
| 1959 | BOS | 92 | 270 | 34 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 29 | 33 | 5 | .278 |
| 1960 | BAL/BOS | 119 | 302 | 47 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 47 | 9 | .235 |
| 1961 | BAL/KCA | 94 | 241 | 26 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 4 | .203 |
| 1962 | KCA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | CHW | 6 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .389 |
| 1964 | CHW | 82 | 141 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 1 | .234 |
| Career | — | 964 | 1913 | 283 | 460 | 78 | 15 | 37 | 207 | 233 | 322 | 27 | .240 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died April 27, 2019
1952
Major-league debut: Gene Stephens
Gene Stephens made a major-league debut on April 16, 1952.
1964
Final major-league game: Gene Stephens
Gene Stephens played a final major-league game on September 23, 1964.