| Birth: | May 21, 1902 | | Death: | Aug. 16, 1983
Everett
Snohomish County
Washington, USA | 
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Played 13 seasons (1929-1941) with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves. 11 and a 1/2 years of his career was spent as the Indians' centerfielder. Called the "Earl of Snohomish", he hit a home run in his first major league at bat, the first American Leaguer to ever turn that trick. Named to the first All-Star team in 1933, he would appear in the next 5 All-Star games. Averill was the batter who, for all intents and purposes, ended pitcher Dizzy Dean's career when he lined a ball off Dean's foot in the 1937 All-Star Game. In 1936 he led the American League with 232 Hits and 15 triples. Dispite his outstanding career, he did not make his first World Series appearence until 1940, when he appeared in 64 games with the Tigers during the regular season, and appeared as a pinch-hitter 3 times in the Series, as his Tigers lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 3. Forced to retire from the game with a lame back, Averill was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975. He was 81 years old when he died in 1983. He compiled a lifetime batting average of .318, 238 home runs and 1,164 runs batted in. His son, Earl D. Averill, played seven seasons in the Major Leagues (1956-1963).
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Spouse:
Loette Hyatt Averill (1906 - 2001)*
*Calculated relationship
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Search Amazon for Earl Averill | | | Burial:
Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Snohomish
Snohomish County
Washington, USA
Plot: 7th Addition, Lot 427, Grave 2 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 30, 1998
Find A Grave Memorial# 3609 |
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runawayuniverse
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la vita eterna
Added: May. 21, 2013 |
Mr. Averill-My father & I attended the old-timers game at old Comiskey Park in 1983. You were the oldest ball player there. We watched as you fielded ground balls with Red Schoendinsdt, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Ernie Banks, Monte Irvin, Harmon Killebrew...(Read more)
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