Bryan Stephens
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Bryan Maris Stephens (July 14, 1920 – November 21, 1991) was an American
Cleveland Indians and 43 for the 1948 St. Louis Browns
. He stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Stephens attended
Cedar Rapids Raiders of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League.[1] He then missed the 1943–1945 seasons while serving in the United States Army during World War II.[2] After one more year of minor league seasoning in 1946, Stephens made the 1947 Indians' roster
.
In his first Major League appearance, as a
inning.[4] Altogether, he made five starts for Cleveland was used exclusively as a relief pitcher after July 15. He fashioned a 5–10 win–loss mark and a 4.01 earned run average, with one save, in 92 innings pitched
for the Indians.
Stephens was traded on November 20, 1947, with $25,000,
driving in three runs with an eighth-inning double off Mel Parnell. (Bryan Stephens was one of three players with a similar surname who played in that game, including Boston's Vern Stephens and the Browns' first baseman, Chuck Stevens.)[6]
But Bryan Stephens' year with the Browns had few bright spots: he collected three saves and posted three wins, against six losses, with a poor 6.02 earned run average in 122+2⁄3 innings pitched. He spent the next two seasons, his last as a professional, in the minors.
All told, Stephens allowed 220 hits and 106
bases on balls in 214+2⁄3 Major League innings pitched, with 69 strikeouts
.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference