Robert Jordan Stevens (April 17, 1907 – December 30, 2005) was an American professional

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player who played in twelve games for the

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during the season. He played 12 games in 1931, hitting .343 in 35 at-bats with four RBI. His baseball career also included time in the Carolina League. He was honored at

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in August 2000 and helped to unveil a plaque to be placed at the site of the original

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ballpark. The park had been used until the 1938 season. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps. Following his career in baseball, he worked in the accounting department of the Veterans Administration. He later drove the bookmobile for the Montgomery County Public Library until his retirement in 1977. He was a Little League baseball coach from 1960 to 1967. Stevens died of heart failure in December 2005 at the age of 98.Bobby Stevens, 98, Former Phillies Shortstop
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Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from Montgomery County, Maryland Philadelphia Phillies players 1907 births 2005 deaths People from Chevy Chase, Maryland 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-shortstop-stub