Hoot Evers

Full Name: Walter Arthur Evers	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/180	First Game: September 16, 1941
Birthdate: February 8, 1921	Final Game: September 30, 1956
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri	MLB Experience: 12 years
Died: January 25, 1991
Deathplace: Houston, Texas
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Hoot Evers (Walter Arthur Evers) was born on February 8, 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1941 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 4 home runs and 33 RBI. Evers played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Giants, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Hoot Evers's best season was 1950, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .323 average and knocked in 103 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1941	DET	A	1	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
1946	DET	A	81	304	42	81	4	33	.266	.344	.359	8	4	34	43	2	1	7	5
1947	DET	A	126	460	67	136	10	67	.296	.366	.435	24	5	45	49	6	14	8	13
1948	DET	A	139	538	81	169	10	103	.314	.378	.454	33	6	51	31	4	13	3	16
1949	DET	A	132	432	68	131	7	72	.303	.403	.428	21	6	70	38	2	4	6	16
1950	DET	A	143	526	100	170	21	103	.323	.408	.551	35	11	71	40	4	9	5	17
1951	DET	A	116	393	47	88	11	46	.224	.297	.356	15	2	40	47	1	6	5	15
1952	DET	A	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	BOS	A	106	401	53	105	14	59	.262	.318	.429	17	4	29	55	4	7	5	11
1952	TOT	A	107	402	53	106	14	59	.264	.320	.430	17	4	29	55	4	7	5	11
1953	BOS	A	99	300	39	72	11	31	.240	.301	.390	10	1	23	41	3	4	2	9
1954	NY	N	12	11	1	1	1	3	.091	.091	.364	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
1954	DET	A	30	60	5	11	0	5	.183	.258	.250	4	0	5	8	1	0	1	2
1954	BOS	A	6	8	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1954	Total		48	79	7	12	1	8	.152	.212	.241	4	0	5	16	1	0	1	2
1954	TOT	A	36	68	6	11	0	5	.162	.230	.221	4	0	5	10	1	0	1	2
1955	CLE	A	39	66	10	19	2	9	.288	.314	.515	7	1	3	12	0	0	0	1
1955	BAL	A	60	185	21	44	6	30	.238	.307	.400	10	1	19	28	0	5	2	10
1955	TOT	A	99	251	31	63	8	39	.251	.309	.430	17	2	22	40	0	5	2	11
1956	CLE	A	3	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956	BAL	A	48	112	20	27	1	4	.241	.375	.295	3	0	24	18	0	2	1	0
1956	TOT	A	51	112	21	27	1	4	.241	.380	.295	3	0	25	18	0	2	1	0
Total	NL		12	11	1	1	1	3	.091	.091	.364	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		1130	3790	555	1054	97	562	.278	.353	.426	187	41	415	414	27	65	45	116
Total			1142	3801	556	1055	98	565	.278	.353	.426	187	41	415	420	27	65	45	116

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1941	DET	A	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1946	DET	A	OF	76	0	196	2	5	0	.975
1947	DET	A	OF	123	0	354	10	8	2	.978
1948	DET	A	OF	138	0	392	8	11	0	.973
1949	DET	A	OF	123	0	319	12	2	2	.994
1950	DET	A	OF	139	0	325	15	1	3	.997
1951	DET	A	OF	108	0	234	9	6	1	.976
1952	BOS	A	OF	105	0	219	8	6	3	.974
1953	BOS	A	OF	93	0	161	3	2	0	.988
1954	NY	N	LF	2	2.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1954	NY	N	CF	2	9	2	0	0	0	1.000
1954	NY	N	OF	4	11.1	4	0	0	0	1.000
1954	DET	A	OF	24	0	33	1	0	0	1.000
1954	BOS	A	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1954	Total		OF	29	11.1	38	1	0	0	1.000
1954	Total		CF	4	9	2	0	0	0	1.000
1954	Total		LF	20	2.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1954	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1954	TOT	A	OF	25	0	34	1	0	0	1.000
1955	CLE	A	OF	25	0	33	1	0	1	1.000
1955	BAL	A	OF	55	0	106	1	1	0	.991
1955	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	TOT	A	OF	80	0	139	2	1	1	.993
1955	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1956	BAL	A	OF	36	0	63	1	1	1	.985
Total			CF	2	9	2	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	2	2.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	1051	11.1	2440	71	43	13	.983

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1941).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Dizzy Trout, George Kell and Johnny Lipon to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bill Wight, Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Johnny Pesky and Don Lenhardt (June 3, 1952).
Claimed on waivers by New York Giants from Boston Red Sox (May 18, 1954).
Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from New York Giants (July 29, 1954).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to Baltimore Orioles (January 3, 1955).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill Wight (July 13, 1955).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dave Pope (May 13, 1956).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (August 6, 1956).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (September 1, 1956).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 18, 1956).