 Stevens also refereed college basketball.Born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, he officiated in the World Series in 1951 (outfield only), 1954, 1960 and 1967, serving as crew chief in 1967, and in the All-Star Game in 1950, 1953, 1957, 1960 (both games) and 1965, working behind the plate in 1965 and for the second half of the 1957 game; he also worked behind the plate for Game 1 of the 1970 American League Championship Series during a labor strike, after having begun working primarily as an assistant league supervisor and substitute umpire in 1968.Stevens was behind the plate on August 20, when Bob Keegan of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Washington Senators, missing a perfect game only due to walks in the fifth and sixth innings.