Bobby Stevens
Robert Jordan Stevens (April 17, 1907 – December 30, 2005) was an American professional baseball player who played in twelve games for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1931 season.
- This is a page about an American professional baseball player. For British singer Bobby Stevens, who also sang under his real name Ray Pilgrim, see Ray Pilgrim. For other persons named Bobby Stevens, see Robert Stevens (disambiguation)
| Bobby Stevens | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
| Born: April 17, 1907 Chevy Chase, Maryland | |||
| Died: December 30, 2005 (aged 98) Frederick, Maryland | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 3, 1931, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 5, 1931, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| At bats | 35 | ||
| RBI | 4 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Batting average | .343 | ||
| Teams | |||
He played 12 games in 1931, hitting .343 in 35 at-bats with four RBI. His baseball career also included time in the Carolina League. He was honored at Veterans Stadium in August 2000 and helped to unveil a plaque to be placed at the site of the original Baker Bowl ballpark. The park had been used until the 1938 season. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps. Following his career in baseball, he worked in the accounting department of the Veterans Administration. He later drove the bookmobile for the Montgomery County Public Library until his retirement in 1977. He was a Little League baseball coach from 1960 to 1967.
Stevens died of heart failure in December 2005 at the age of 98.[1]