Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans came up short in his bid for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a vote of the Modern Era Committee announced on Sunday night at the Winter Meetings in San Diego.
Catcher Ted Simmons and pioneering players union head Marvin Miller were voted into the Hall among the 10 candidates.
Evans was considered a leading candidate. He played 19 seasons with the Red Sox and one with the Orioles, and compiled 385 home runs and 1,384 RBIs while winning eight Gold Glove Awards in right field. A three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner, Evans posted a .