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Howard Earl Averill (May 21, 1902 – August 16, 1983) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1929 to 1941, including 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians .
Born May 21, 1902, in Snohomish, Washington, Averill broke into the majors in 1929 at the relatively late age of 26. He made up for lost time during his rookie year, starting the season as the center fielder and number three batter for the Cleveland Indians.
Fullname: Howard Earl Averill Sr. Nickname: Rock. Born: 5/21/1902 in Snohomish, WA. High School: Snohomish, Snohomish, WA. Debut: 4/16/1929. Hall of Fame: 1975. Died: 8/16/1983. Relationship (s): father of Earl Averill.
Howard Earl Averill was a Major League Baseball player with the Cleveland Indians ( 1929 - 1939 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1939 - 1940 ), and Boston Braves ( 1941 ).
Mar 28, 2020 · Hall of Fame outfielder Earl Averill played a decade for the Cleveland Indians and is the team's all-time leader in several offensive categories. He finished in the top five in MVP voting three times while being named to the first six All-Star Games.
Howard Earl Averill, known as Earl and later Earl Sr., was the center fielder for the Cleveland Indians (1929-39), Detroit Tigers (1939-40) and Boston Braves (1941). The elder Averill was a premier ballplayer of the 1930s and nicknamed, “Earl of Snohomish,” and, “The Rock.”
In his thirteen big league seasons Earl Averill batted .300 eight times, scored one-hundred runs nine times, and drove in one-hundred or more runs in five seasons. He led the American League in hits in 1936 (two-hundred thirty-two) and triples (ffifteen).
Earl Averill. Oregon's first baseball All-American, one of the school's most prolific hitters ever pounded opposing pitchers for averages above .300 each of his three seasons.
Earl Averill Bio. Fullname: Earl Douglas Averill Jr. Born: 9/09/1931 in Cleveland, OH; College: Oregon; Debut: 4/19/1956; Died: 5/13/2015; Relationship(s): son of Earl Averill
