R. C. Stevens
R C Stevens (July 22, 1934 – November 30, 2010) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 1952 season and traded to the Washington Senators on December 16, 1960. He played for the Pirates from 1958 to 1960, and for the Washington Senators in 1961. He threw left-handed, batted right-handed, stood 6 feet, 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighed 219 pounds (99.3 kg).
| R C Stevens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| First baseman | |||
| Born: July 22, 1934 Moultrie, Georgia | |||
| Died: November 30, 2010 (aged 76) Davenport, Iowa | |||
| |||
| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 1958, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 10, 1961, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .210 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Hits | 34 | ||
| Teams | |||
| |||
Stevens was the first player to appear as a pinch hitter in modern Washington Senators history. On April 10, 1961, in the bottom of the ninth inning, he came into the game to bat for catcher Pete Daley against relief pitcher Frank Baumann. He hit a grounder to third, which advanced baserunner Jim Mahoney from first to second. The next batter made the third out, and the Washington Senators lost to the Chicago White Sox, 4-3.
Stevens had a lifetime batting average of .210, with eight home runs, 21 RBI, a slugging percentage of .395 in 210 at bats and scored 21 runs in 104 games. Defensively, Stevens committed only two errors in 426 total chances for a .995 fielding percentage in 388.1 innings at first base.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Baseball League statistics