Felix Evans

Felix Evans Jr. (October 3, 1910 – August 21, 1993), nicknamed "Chin", was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. Known for his curveball, Evans played from 1934 to 1949 with several teams, most prominently for the Memphis Red Sox.

Career Evans was born on October 3, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Booker T. Washington High School. After dropping out of school in ninth grade, Evans, a right-handed pitcher, primarily utilized a curveball, that some of his teammates referred to as a "mountain drop," which he threw at three different speeds. That winter, he played for Habana in the Cuban League, losing five of the six games he pitched.

By 1938, he began playing college football for Morehouse College, seeing time as a halfback and quarterback from 1938 through the 1941 season. He returned to the Black Crackers, know a member of the Negro American League, for the 1938 season, but was released when he could not travel with the club. before the club moved to Indianapolis and operated under the name Indianapolis ABCs for the remainder of the season. before returning to Memphis to appear in at least two games for the Red Sox that year. Evans continued pitching for Memphis until 1948, but did return to the Black Crackers for a time in 1943.

His most productive season came in 1946 while playing for the Red Sox, posting a 15–1 record prior to the East–West All-Star Game break and started the game for the West All Star team. Evans allowed one hit in three innings and was the winning pitcher in a 4–1 victory for the West.

Evans started the 1949 season with the Red Sox before being signed by the Birmingham Black Barons in June, in what would be his final season.