Darrell Evans
Darrell Evans was born in Pasadena, California, United States on May 26th, 1947 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 76, Darrell Evans biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Darrell Wayne Evans (born May 26, 1947) is an American baseball player, mentor, and manager.
Evans spent 21 seasons with the Atlanta Braves (1969–1988) and the Detroit Tigers (1984–1988).
He won the World Series championship in 1984, led baseball in home runs in 1985, and in walks in 1973 and 1974.
He was the second player to reach at least 100 home runs with three different teams in MLB history, the first to reach 40 home runs in both the National and American leagues, and the first to reach 40 home runs.
At the time of his retirement, his 1,605 walks ranked eighth in MLB history, and it remains the 12th most in MLB history.
Despite a.248 career batting average, his skill in drawing walks contributed to a 361.
He was twice named in the National League All-Star team in 1973 as a third baseman and as a first baseman in 1983.
Bill James, a baseball historian, rated Evans as "the most underrated player in baseball history." Evans played for the basketball and baseball teams to the California junior college championships prior to his time in MLB.
Evans spent time as a player and coach for several minor league baseball franchises.
Early years
Evans was born in 1947 in Pasadena, California, to Eleanor (née Salazar, 1923–2013), and Richard Evans, both of whom came from baseball families. His mother and his sister Margaret competed for a national championship team in Southern California, and his aunt was named as an All-American outfielder. Evans played softball for his mother as an infant and later served as the team's batsman. His father, a sheet metal mechanic who had played college baseball, was a sheet metal mechanic. Both of Evans' parents were involved in professional baseball. Dave Salazar, his maternal grandfather, was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox club and a Pacific Coast League pitcher for the San Francisco Seals. Bob Evans had played minor league ball in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization. Evans attended John Muir High School in Pasadena. He played baseball at Muir as a right-handed throwing pitcher and third baseman who batted left handed. He toss a no-hitter for Muir in March 1965.
Evans enrolled at Pasadena City College in the fall of 1965 (PCC). He was the top scorer for PCC's basketball team as a freshman and led the baseball team to a.423 average. He scored 12 points in a losing match against a UCLA team starring Lew Alcindor in December 1965. He ranked.451 for the PCC baseball team in the 1966-1967 academic year and coached both the baseball and basketball teams to the California junior college championships. Jerry Tarkanian, his basketball coach from 1966-67, was his basketball coach. Evans was named "the ultimate in Pasadena City College legends" in 1967 and inducted into the PCC Hall of Fame later in the year.
Managerial and coaching career
Evans was hired by the New York Yankees in June 1990, two months after being released as the team's hitting coach, despite rumors that he might eventually be hired to take over Stump Merrill's job as manager. Evans was credited with making a difference in rookie Kevin Maas' swing, allowing him to more comfortably reach Yankee Stadium's short right field fence. The Yankees hired Graig Nettles as the team's hitting coach at the end of the 1990 season, but Evans did not return in 1991.
Evans later served as a minor-league instructor. He played for many minor league teams, including stints with the Tyler Wildcatters of the independent Texas-Louisiana League in 1997, the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the South Atlantic League in 1998, and the Allentown Ambassadors in the independent Northern League in 2002.
Evans was the boss of the Long Beach Armada in the independent Golden Baseball League from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, Armada defeated Armada in the GBL championship. He spent 2008 as the bench and hitting coach for the Orange County Flyers, a team coached by Gary Carter. The Flyers defeated Calgary for the 2008 GBL championship.
Evans was hired in November 2009 as the first boss and director of player service for the newly-organized Victoria Seals of the GBL. In March 2010, Evans was fired after the owner learned that Evans was looking for a job as a manager with another club. In 2009, Evans coached the Palm Springs Chill in the California Winter League. Evans was hired as the head coach of the St. George RoadRunners in the GBL in 2010 after being fired by Victoria's club.