1874
Born March 19, 1874
Knoxville, TN, USA
Roy Evans Notable
b. March 19, 1874 · St. Louis Browns 1897, Louisville Colonels 1897, Washington Senators 1898–1899, New York Giants 1902, Brooklyn Superbas 1902–1903, St. Louis Browns 1903
Roy Evans played for five clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1897 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1903.
He went 29 and 43 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 614 innings in 84 games. He struck out 211, completed 57 of his 68 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 84 games he batted .159, with 32 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Knoxville, TN, USA on March 19, 1874, and died on August 15, 1915. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | LOU/STL | 12 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .115 |
| 1898 | WHS | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .053 |
| 1899 | WHS | 7 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .200 |
| 1902 | BRO/NYG | 36 | 88 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 2 | .193 |
| 1903 | BRO/SLB | 22 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .146 |
| Career | — | 84 | 201 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 99 | 2 | .159 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | LOU/STL | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 99 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 5.10 |
| 1898 | WHS | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 50.2 | 50 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 3.38 |
| 1899 | WHS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 54.0 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 5.67 |
| 1902 | BRO/NYG | 13 | 19 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 273.1 | 277 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 3.00 |
| 1903 | BRO/SLB | 5 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 164.0 | 187 | 65 | 55 | 66 | 3.57 |
| Career | — | 29 | 43 | 84 | 68 | 0 | 614.1 | 673 | 250 | 233 | 211 | 3.66 |
On this day & linked events
1915
Died August 15, 1915
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