Gene Stephens

Glen Eugene Stephens (January 20, 1933 – April 27, 2019) was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Gravette, Arkansas, who attended the University of Arkansas before signing with the Boston Red Sox in 1951. He reached the majors in 1952 after batting .337 with 22 home runs in the Class D North Carolina State League, earning All-Star recognition in his first professional season. Stephens appeared in portions of twelve MLB seasons (1952–1964) with the Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, and Chicago White Sox, posting a career-best .293 average in 109 games during his first full major league campaign in 1955. He later played for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1966.