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Earl Averill

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 9, 1931 in Cleveland, OH us

Died: May 13, 2015 in Tacoma, WA

High School: Snohomish HS (Snohomish, WA)

School: University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Debut: April 19, 1956 (Age 24-223d, 11,337th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1963 (Age 32-017d)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Earl Douglas Averill

Pronunciation: \A-ver-ull\

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Relatives: Son of Earl Averill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.6

1031

249

.242

137

RBI

159

OBP

.346

SLG

.409

OPS

.755

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	May 3	CHC		PHI	L,9-10	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
2	19 (2)	May 12	CHC		CIN	L,1-14	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
3	25 (5)	May 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-2	GF	9	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	28 (2)	May 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	GF	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
5	30 (1)	May 27	CHC		LAD	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
6	31	May 28	CHC		LAD	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
7	33 (1)	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
8	34	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	35	May 31	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-1	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	36	Jun 1	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	17	4.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
11	37	Jun 2	CHC	@	LAD	W,10-8	GS	26	5.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	38	Jun 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-5	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	39	Jun 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-12	GS	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
14	40	Jun 5	CHC	@	LAD	W,12-8	GF	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
15	41	Jun 7	CHC		PIT	W,13-2	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	42	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
17	43	Jun 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-11	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
18	45 (1)	Jun 11	CHC		PHI	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
19	46	Jun 12	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
20	47	Jun 14	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
21	48	Jun 15 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	42	8.1	5	1	0	6	0	C
22	49	Jun 15 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	W,8-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
23	50	Jun 16	CHC	@	MLN	L,7-10	GS	36	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
24	51	Jun 17	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
25	53 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	30	6.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
26	54	Jun 19 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
27	55	Jun 21 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
28	56	Jun 21 susp	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
29	57	Jun 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
30	63 (5)	Jun 28	CHC		MLN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	68 (4)	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	L,8-13	GF	17	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
32	70 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	GF	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
33	72 (1)	Jul 5	CHC		STL	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
34	75 (2)	Jul 8	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
35	76	Jul 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	49	12.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
36	77	Jul 10	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox
37	127	Aug 31	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	131 (3)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-4		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
39	132	Sep 5	CHW	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	133	Sep 6	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	8	1	0	9	0	C
41	154 (20)	Oct 2	CHW		CLE	L,0-4	GF	11	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
							41gm		216.1	155	10	3	168	1