Earl Averill
Howard Earl Averill ( born May 21, 1902 in Snohomish, Washington; † August 16, 1983 in Everett, Washington) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. His nicknames were rock and Earl of Snohomish.
Biography
Earl Averill grew up in the U.S. state of Washington, where he played until the year 1926 in various semi- professional baseball leagues. This year, he signed a contract with the team from San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League. Due to his good performances he was obliged in 1929 by the Cleveland Indians. On April 16, 1929 Averill made his debut in the game against the Detroit Tigers, which won the Indians 5-4. In his first blow chance at all Averill succeeded equal to a Home Run; that he was the first player in the American League, this was achieved. On September 17, 1930 Averill presented with four home runs in a double header and 11 RBIs new records for the American League on.
In his more than ten years with the Cleveland Indians Averill was appointed from 1933 to 1938 six times in the All- Star team in the AL. In the categories total bases, RBI, runs and triples he still leads the list of best Indians. On June 10, 1939 Averill moved to the Detroit Tigers, he finished his career with the Boston Braves 1940.
In 1975 Earl Averill was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His number 3 is no longer awarded as one of only six jersey numbers for the Cleveland Indians.