Hal Bevan

Bevan's playing career was plagued by serious injuries. A broken leg curtailed his 1952 rookie season, and he also broke his jaw and an ankle and was seriously beaned during his minor league career.

In parts of three Major League seasons, Bevan was a .292 hitter with one home run and five RBI in 15 games played. His home run, a solo shot, came as a pinch hitter off Vinegar Bend Mizell of the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 12, 1961.^[1] The following day, Bevan made his final Major League appearance before being sidelined by injury; then he was sent to the Triple-A Jersey City Jerseys at the spring cutdown. Despite his brief term with the team, he was featured in Cincinnati relief pitcher Jim Brosnan's memoir of the Reds' 1961 season, Pennant Race. During his long minor league career (1948–51; 1953–62), Bevan compiled a batting average of .295 with 1,618 hits and 90 home runs. He led the Venezuelan Winter League with a .351 average in the 1954–55 season.

Bevan died from a kidney infection^[2] in his native New Orleans at the age of 37. At the time of his death, he was a scout for the Atlanta Braves.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Baseball Almanac
Retrosheet
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

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