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Bill Evans
Outfielder
Born: (1899-03-30)March 30, 1899 Louisville, Kentucky
Died: August 23, 1986(1986-08-23) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California
Batted: SwitchThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1924, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1934, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago American Giants (1924) Indianapolis ABCs (1924, 1926) Dayton Marcos (1926) Cleveland Hornets (1927) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1928–1929) Homestead Grays (1930–1933) Washington Pilots (1932) Cincinnati Tigers (1934)

William Demont Evans (March 30, 1899 – August 23, 1986), nicknamed "Happy", was an American outfielder in the Negro leagues from 1924 to 1934.

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Evans attended Livingstone College, and joined the Chicago American Giants in 1924. During his career, he was known as having one of the strongest throwing arms in baseball.

The great-great-uncle of Meghan Markle, Evans died in Los Angeles, California in 1986 at age 87.

References

1. "Bill Evans". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. Hugo Daniel (May 18, 2018). "Daniel: Meghan Markle's ancestor played on one of the Negro Leagues' greatest teams". sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
3. Andrew Mearns (May 20, 2018). "Baseball has a royal connection to new Duchess Meghan Markle in her great-great uncle, Happy Evans". mlb.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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