Billy Evans
Baseball Umpire, Hall of fame inductee
1884 – 1956
Who was Billy Evans?
William George Evans, nicknamed "The Boy Umpire," was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927. He became, at age 22, the youngest umpire in major league history, and later became the youngest to officiate in the World Series at age 25.
Upon his retirement at age 43, his 3,319 career games ranked fifth in major league history; his 1,757 games as a home plate umpire ranked third in AL history, and remain the eighth most by a major league umpire. He later became a key front office executive for three teams and president of the minor league Southern Association.
In addition to his inside role in the sport, Evans authored countless articles, as well as two books, Umpiring from the Inside and Knotty Problems in Baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, the third umpire ever selected.
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- Born
- Feb 10, 1884
Chicago - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Lived in
- Cleveland
- Youngstown
- Died
- Jan 23, 1956
Miami
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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