Joe Evans (baseball)

Joseph Patton "Doc" Evans (May 15, 1895 – August 9, 1951) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman, who played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Evans made his major league debut with the Indians in 1915, playing 42 games for them.

He spent most of 1916 with the minor league Portland Beavers, playing just 33 games for the Indians.

[1] The following offseason, the Indians traded for third baseman Larry Gardner, pushing Evans back to the bench.

[2] Evans played on Cleveland's 1920 World Series championship team, batting .349 in 56 games as a reserve outfielder.