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Dwight Evans

Born: November 3, 1951; Santa Monica, CA Height: 6'2" Weight: 180
Bats: Right Throws: Right Position: Right field, First base, 1972-90; Hitting coach, 2002 #24

Dwight Evans

Dwight Evans was arguably the best right fielder ever to play for the Red Sox. He patrolled the Fenway grass for parts of 19 seasons, winning 8 Gold Gloves and working his way onto the Red Sox career leaderboards in a number of offensive categories. "Dewey" became my favorite player in 1986, the year I got officially hooked on the Sox, and he is now a member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame.

Career Notes

• Dwight Evans hit .300 with 17 HR and 95 RBI for AAA Louisville in 1972, earning him the International League MVP. He was called up to Boston at the end of the season.

• Dewey hit .292 in the 1975 World Series against Cincinnati. In Game 6, it was his spectacular catch in the deepest part of right field that robbed Joe Morgan of an 11th-inning homer, started a double play, and set up Carlton Fisk's dramatic game-winner in the 12th.

• Evans won his first Gold Glove in 1976. His fielding percentage was .994, the 7th highest all-time among Red Sox outfielders. His strong arm and excellent defense would win Dewey a total of 8 Gold Gloves over the course of his career, including five straight seasons from 1981 to 1985.

• In 1978, Evans was named to the All-Star team. He played in two other mid-summer classics, in 1981 and 1987.

• In 1981, Dewey emerged as a power hitter. In that strike-shortened season, he led the league with 22 home runs, 85 walks, 215 total bases, and a .937 OPS. The following season he played in all 162 games, and led the league with a .402 OBP.

• He played all 162 games in 1984, too, and led the AL with 121 runs scored and a .920 OPS, while hitting .295 with 32 home runs. On June 28, 1984, he hit for the cycle in a game against Seattle.

• Dewey led the Sox with 9 RBI in the 1986 World Series against the Mets, including homers in Game 2 and Game 7.

• Evans hit 251 homers from 1981 to 1990, more than any other AL player during that decade.

• Dewey finished his Red Sox career among the all-time team leaders in several categories. He is 2nd in games and at-bats; 3rd in runs, doubles, walks, and extra-base hits; and 4th in home runs, RBI, hits, and total bases. He played his last season with Baltimore.

• In 2000, Dwight Evans was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame.

• Dewey served as Red Sox hitting coach for the 2002 season.

Career Stats

Year Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG _______________________________________________________________________ 1972 BOS .263 18 57 2 15 3 1 1 6 7 13 .344 .404 1973 BOS .223 119 282 46 63 13 1 10 32 40 52 .320 .383 1974 BOS .281 133 463 60 130 19 8 10 70 38 77 .335 .421 1975 BOS .274 128 412 61 113 24 6 13 56 47 60 .353 .456 1976 BOS .242 146 501 61 121 34 5 17 62 57 92 .324 .431 1977 BOS .287 73 230 39 66 9 2 14 36 28 58 .363 .526 1978 BOS .247 147 497 75 123 24 2 24 63 65 119 .336 .449 1979 BOS .274 152 489 69 134 24 1 21 58 69 76 .364 .456 1980 BOS .266 148 463 72 123 37 5 18 60 64 98 .358 .484 1981 BOS .296 108 412 84 122 19 4 22 71 85 85 .415 .522 1982 BOS .292 162 609 122 178 37 7 32 98 112 125 .402 .534 1983 BOS .238 126 470 74 112 19 4 22 58 70 97 .338 .436 1984 BOS .295 162 630 121 186 37 8 32 104 96 115 .388 .532 1985 BOS .263 159 617 110 162 29 1 29 78 114 105 .378 .454 1986 BOS .259 152 529 86 137 33 2 26 97 97 117 .376 .476 1987 BOS .305 154 541 109 165 37 2 34 123 106 98 .417 .569 1988 BOS .293 149 559 96 164 31 7 21 111 76 99 .375 .487 1989 BOS .285 146 520 82 148 27 3 20 100 99 84 .397 .463 1990 BOS .249 123 445 66 111 18 3 13 63 67 73 .349 .391 1991 BAL .270 101 270 35 73 9 1 6 38 54 54 .393 .378 _______________________________________________________________________ TOTALS .272 2606 8996 1470 2446 483 73 385 1384 1391 1679 .370 .470

Evans Honored the Right Way
Team makes spot in its Hall for him

By Larry Whiteside, Boston Globe Staff, 2/17/2000

His peers will tell you that Dwight Evans was the best there will ever be when it comes to roaming Fenway Park's spacious right field.

That's why it comes as no surprise that he would be inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame at the enshrinement dinner May 18 at the Sheraton Boston. Evans, who played in 2,505 games for Boston from 1972-1990 before playing one season with Baltimore, will be honored with pitchers Bill Monbouquette and Bob Stanley.

Dwight Evans ''I enjoyed my time with the Red Sox,'' Evans said from his California home last night. ''I spent three years in the minors and 18 years with the big club. That's a long time. I had some fun. We were all together on some great teams.''

Evans had 2,373 hits for the Sox, including 379 home runs. He played in two World Series (1975 and '86), hitting .300 in 14 games with 14 RBIs.

''No, we didn't win and it will always stick out in my memory that we couldn't win a World Series,'' he said. ''We were close in 1986 and yet so far away. But I can stand back and look at that year and say it was great for me and what a great event it was for all the people who loved baseball.''

The '75 Series was a first for Evans, then 23. He never thought that it would take 11 years before he'd play in another one. ''I thought we had a team that would go the next five years and win three championships,'' he said. ''We really did have the talent to do it and I don't know why it never happened. We had wonderful teams, great players, and great chemistry.

''People ask me about the most exciting time of my career. It had to be the World Series and the 25 guys who played together in good times and bad times to get there. You fought. You hugged. You were like brothers.''

From 1981-90, Evans hit 251 homers, the most of any American League player. In the strike-shortened '81 season, Evans tied for the league lead with 22.

But it was his fielding at Fenway that made him a hero to the Fenway Faithful. Evans, who won eight Gold Gloves, would pick fly balls out of a blazing sky with relative ease. In '76, Evans made only two errors and had a .994 fielding percentage, fifth best all-time. Six times Evans threw out 10 or more runners in a season; he had 15 assists three times.

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