Bill Evans (outfielder)

Bill Evans
Bill Evans
	Outfielder
	Born: March 30, 1899; Louisville, Kentucky
	Died: August 23, 1986 (aged 87); Los Angeles, California
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1924, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1934, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1924); Indianapolis ABCs (1924, 1926); Dayton Marcos (1926); Cleveland Hornets (1927); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1928–1929); Homestead Grays (1930–1933); Washington Pilots (1932); Cincinnati Tigers (1934);

William Demont Evans (March 30, 1899 – August 23, 1986), nicknamed "Happy", was an American outfielder in the Negro leagues from 1924 to 1934.

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Evans attended Livingstone College, and joined the Chicago American Giants in 1924.^[1] During his career, he was known as having one of the strongest throwing arms in baseball.^[2]

The great-great-uncle of Meghan Markle,^[3] Evans died in Los Angeles, California in 1986 at age 87.

References[edit]

^ "Bill Evans". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ Hugo Daniel (May 18, 2018). "Daniel: Meghan Markle's ancestor played on one of the Negro Leagues' greatest teams". sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ Andrew Mearns (May 20, 2018). "Baseball has a royal connection to new Duchess Meghan Markle in her great-great uncle, Happy Evans". mlb.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[1] "Bill Evans". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] Hugo Daniel (May 18, 2018). "Daniel: Meghan Markle's ancestor played on one of the Negro Leagues' greatest teams". sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[3] Andrew Mearns (May 20, 2018). "Baseball has a royal connection to new Duchess Meghan Markle in her great-great uncle, Happy Evans". mlb.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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