Hoot Evers

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Walter Arthur "Hoot" Evers (February 8, 1921 - January 25, 1991) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played twelve seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1941, 1946-1952, 1954), Boston Red Sox (1952-1954), New York Giants (1954), Baltimore Orioles (1954, 1956), and Cleveland Indians (1955-1956). Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1921, Evers gained the nickname "Hoot" as a child when he was a devoted fan of the films of Richard "Hoot" Gibson, a popular cowboy who released nearly 75 short films during the first 10 years of Evers' life.