Hal Bevan
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Bevan in 1953.
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| Third baseman | |||
| Born: November 15, 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 24, 1952, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 13, 1961, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .292 | ||
| Hits | 7 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
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Harold Joseph Bevan (November 15, 1930 – October 5, 1968) was an American professional baseball player.
A longtime minor league first baseman, catcher and third baseman, he was a pinch hitter and backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who had brief trials for the Boston Red Sox (1952), Philadelphia Athletics (1952), Kansas City Athletics (1955) and Cincinnati Reds (1961). Bevan batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 198 pounds (90 kg). He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His cousin, George Strickland, was a Major League shortstop, coach and manager.
Bevan's playing career was plagued by serious injuries. A broken leg curtailed his 1952 rookie season, and he also broke an ankle, his jaw, and was seriously beaned during his minor league career.
In parts of three Major League seasons, Bevan was a .292 hitter with one home run and five RBI in 15 games played. His home run, a solo shot, came as a pinch hitter off Vinegar Bend Mizell of the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 12, 1961.[1] The following day, Bevan made his final Major League appearance before being sidelined by injury; then he was sent to the Triple-A Jersey City Jerseys at the spring cutdown. Despite his brief term with the team, he was featured in Cincinnati relief pitcher Jim Brosnan's memoir of the Reds' 1961 season, Pennant Race. During his long minor league career (1948–1951; 1953–1962), Bevan compiled a batting average of .295 with 1,618 hits and 90 home runs. He led the Venezuelan Winter League with a .351 average in the 1954–1955 season.
Bevan died from a kidney infection[2] in his native New Orleans at the age of 37. At the time of his death, he was a scout for the Atlanta Braves.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
- Pages with broken file links
- 1930 births
- 1968 deaths
- American people of Welsh descent
- Atlanta Braves scouts
- Baseball players from Louisiana
- Boston Red Sox players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Columbus Jets players
- Havana Sugar Kings players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Jersey City Jerseys players
- Kansas City Athletics players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Modesto Reds players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- Ottawa A's players
- Patriotas de Venezuela players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Rehoboth Beach Pirates players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Sportspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Waco Pirates players
