Averill, Earl b. May 21, 1902 d. August 16, 1983 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...[Read More] Cause of death: Pneumonia Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington, USA Plot: 7th Addition, Lot 427, Grave 2
Torgeson, Earl (Clifford) b. January 1, 1924 d. November 8, 1990 Major League Baseball Player. Known as the “Earl of Snohomish”, he played Major League baseball as a first baseman for fifteen seasons (1947 to 1961) with the Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. He was a member of the 1948 Braves team that wont the National League Pennant, then lost to the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, and a member of the 1959 White Sox team that won the American League Pennant and lost to the Los Angeles...[Read More] Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
b. May 21, 1902 d. August 16, 1983