Oct 2, 1985 Detroit, Mi
Evans hits his 40 home run, as the Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2
Sep 20, 1988 Detroit, Mi
Detroit Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers earned the victory in the bottom of the ninth on a Chet Lemon 2-run hime run to break a 1-1 tie. Darrell Evans hit his 400th home run in the 5th inning to tie the game. Jack Morris pitched a complete game to bring his record to 13-13 on the season...Darrell Evans played his career for the Atlanta Braves (1969-1976, 1989) San Francisco Giants (1976-1983) Detroit Tigers (1984-1988)
Evans was the first player to hit 40 home runs in both leagues, hitting 20 home runs in 10 different seasons. Evans and Reggie Jackson are the only players to hit 100 home runs with 3 different teams.
- He drew over 100 walks per season 5 times.
- 2-time All-Star (1973, 1983)
- World Champion (1984)
- American League Home Run Leader (1985)
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