Earl Averill
Portrait of Earl Averill, center fielder for the Cleveland Indians. Diamond Stars series. Printed on front: "Earle [sic] Averill." Printed on back: "Diamond Stars, no. 35. Bunting - With a base runner on first and none or one out, the bunt is often indicated. Often the batter especially such shrewd bunters as Averill of Cleveland, will plant himself in front of the plate as the pitcher prepares to deliver the ball, making his intention to bunt obvious. An alert pitcher, by pitching high - a spot most difficult to bunt - will cause the batter to pop up or foul off. Some major leaguers, in such cases, throw at the batter, causing him to duck and giving the catcher a chance to make a quick play on the unprotected runner. Austen Lake, Boston American. Earl H. Averill. Born Snohomish, Wash., 32 years old. 165 pounds. Bats left, throws right. Batted .313 in 1934. One of 240 major league players with playing tips. [Copyright] 1935, National Chicle Co., Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr000921
- Subject:
- Averill, Earl (Howard Earl), 1902-1983
- Baseball players--Ohio--Cleveland
- Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- National Chicle Co.
- Date:
- 1935
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3 x 2.5 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-National Chicle Co.-Diamond Stars-1935-Averill, Earl
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.