Earl Whitehill Stats & Facts
Earl Whitehill Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 69 Weight: 174 Born: 2 7, 1899 in Cedar Rapids, IA USA Died: 10 22 1954 in Omaha, NE USA Debut: 9/15/1923 Last Game: 9/30/1939 Full Name: Earl Oliver Whitehill
Earl Averill raps his 18th and 19th homers of the year, off Earl Whitehill, as Cleveland beats the Senators, 6 – 4
Earl Averill raps his 18th and 19th homers of the year, off Earl Whitehill, as Cleveland beats the Senators, 6 – 4. Lloyd Brown is the winner, allowing 11 hits. Hal Trosky extends his hitting streak to 22 games, while Cleveland’s Roy Weatherly sets an American League rookie record by hitting in his 20th consecutive game.
Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first American League player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat
Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first American League player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat when he blasts an 0-and-2 pitch by Detroit Tigers pitcher Earl Whitehill in the Indians’ 5 – 4, 11-inning victory.