"Dewey Evans was a great offensive player and one of the greatest right fielder`s to play the game;
There’s no doubt in my mind that he belongs in the HOF."
Carl Yastrzemski.
"Dwight Evans is also one of the most underrated players in baseball history, because he did many things well, rather than having one central skill that people could use to explain his excellence.”
Bill James.
"One day Dewey looked in the mirror and said:
'Hey, Dwight Evans, you're a stud son of a bitch!'"
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson.
Dwight Evans is the only player in history to win eight Gold Gloves while also leading his league for a decade in home runs and all of MLB in extra base hits and runs created. Evans is one of just 13 players to have at least 2,400 hits, 1,450 runs, 1,375 walks, 1,375 RBI, 480 doubles and 385 home runs. Of those 13, Dwight Evans is the only player previously eligible, not to have been enshrined in Cooperstown.
Dwight Evans has the same career OPS as Rickey Henderson (127), a higher one than Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Paul Molitor and Kirby Puckett.
Dwight Evans’ WAR (61.8), is higher than Andre Dawson, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Stargell, Billy Williams and Dave Winfield.
Dwight Evans surpassed 20 home runs each year from 1981 to 1989, hitting a total of 256 homers during the decade of the 1980s—MORE than ANY other player in the junior circuit.
Dwight Evans wore number 24, the number of his idol Willie Mays.
These two are ALWAYS in my HOF!!!