- Hal Bevan
Harold Joseph (Hal) Bevan (
November 15 ,1930 -October 5 ,1968 ) was a backupthird baseman inMajor League Baseball who played for theBoston Red Sox (1952), Philadelphia Athletics (1952), Kansas City Athletics (1955) andCincinnati Reds (1961). Bevan batted and threw right handed. He was born inNew Orleans, Louisiana . His cousin, George Strickland, is a former major leagueshortstop and manager.Bevan spent most of his playing career in
minor league baseball . In parts of three major league seasons, hewas a .292 hitter with onehome run and five RBI in 15games played .Bevan died in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the age of 37. At the time of his death, he was a scout for the
Atlanta Braves .Highlight
*Led the
Venezuela n Winter League with a .351 average in the 1954-55 season.ee also
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Boston Red Sox all-time roster External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bevanha01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bevanha01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbevah101.htm Retrosheet]
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