April 23rd, 1934 - AL Player of the Week

AL Player of the Week: Earl Averill
Ed note: every so often, we'll feature profiles of the leading ball players of the 1930s.

“I thank the good Lord he wasn't twins. One more like him would probably have kept me out of the Hall of Fame.”
-Lefty Gomez

Earl Averill (HA14) was an outfielder with the Cleveland Indians from 1929-1939. He was traded to Detroit in the middle of the 1939 season, and played in Boston (NL) briefly in 1941 before retiring. Averill is notable for his relatively late start in major league baseball (at the ripe age of 27). Prior to joining the San Francisco Seals, his first professional team, in 1926 Averill was a florist.

Averill was an early objector to the contract system baseball operated at the time. When Averill found that he had been "sold" by the Seals to the Indians for $50,000, he asked his manager whether he got a cut. When told he didn't, Averill replied that he would simply go back home. The Seals, who stood to lose $50,000 if Averill failed to report, tried to convince him that he was not entitled to a share. Interestingly, one of Averill's supporters was Commission Landis, who believed players should get a cut of their contract's sale price. In the end, Averill accepted a $5,000 bonus and agreed to report.

Averill is among the all-time great Indians. A lefty, he played in the first six All-Star games (starting in center for the first five), and could hit for both average and power. In his thirteen big league seasons, Averill batted over .300 eight times, scored 100+ runs nine times, and hit 100+ RBIs five times. He led the American League in hits in 1936 (232) and triples (15). He had ten or more triples eight times and thirty or more doubles nine times

Averill was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1975. He still shares the American League record for most RBIs in a double header (11) with Boog Powell and Jim Tabor.

April 23rd, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

Strat-O-Matic Report (brought to you by the Coca Cola Company)

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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League                 Date: 4/23/1934































 































TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN































1934 CLA   4   0    J.Vosmik  CLA .765  E.Averill CLA    3  P.Higgins PHA   11































1934 BOA   4   2    C.Gehring DEA .563  J.Foxx    PHA    3  C.Reynold BOA    9































1934 WAA   4   3    L.Appling CHA .533  L.Gehrig  NYA    2  J.Foxx    PHA    8































1934 DEA   2   2    B.Rogell  DEA .529  OTHERS TIED W    1  J.Kuhel   WAA    8































1934 CHA   2   2    E.Averill CLA .500                      OTHERS TIED W    7































1934 PHA   3   3































1934 NYA   1   4    WINS                SAVES               ERA































1934 SLA   0   4    E.Whitehi WAA    2  T.Lyons   CHA    1  D.Coffman SLA 0.00































                    OTHERS TIED W    1  W.Hudlin  CLA    1  M.Pearson CLA 0.00































                                        B.Dietric PHA    1  R.Walberg BOA 0.00































                                        B.Kline   PHA    1  R.Ruffing NYA 1.00































                                                            G.Earnsha CHA 1.00































 































                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS































                    J.Cronin  WAA    7  E.Combs   NYA    2  M.Pearson CLA    9































                    M.Berg    WAA    7  OTHERS TIED W    1  L.Gomez   NYA    8































                    B.Werber  BOA    6                      M.Weaver  WAA    8































                    OTHERS TIED W    5                      M.Harder  CLA    7































                                                            OTHERS TIED W    6































 































YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS































NYA  2  at  BOA  7































SLA  1  at  CHA  4































WAA  9  at  PHA  5































 































YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES































BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB































A.Simmons     CHA SLA  2  1  1  2  2  0  0  0































B.Ruth        NYA BOA  1  0  1  0  4  0  0  0































B.Myer        WAA PHA  3  1  2  1  2  1  0  0































J.Cronin      WAA PHA  4  3  2  1  1  0  0  0































L.Appling     CHA SLA  3  0  2  2  1  0  0  0































 































PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS































G.Earnshaw    CHA SLA  9.0  7  1  1  2  5  0 W  































L.Gomez       NYA BOA  6.0  6  5  1  2  8  0  L 































B.Kline       PHA WAA  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    































J.Russell     WAA PHA  1.2  1  0  0  0  2  0    































 































WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS































BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS































J.Foxx        PHA .412 17  7  8  6  3  M.Pearson     CLA  9  4  0  1  9  0 100































E.Averill     CLA .500 18  9  6  2  3  H.Pennock     BOA  4  2  0  0  3  0 000































C.Gehringer   DEA .563 16  9  5  4  1  R.Walberg     BOA  9  8  0  1  0  0 100































J.Vosmik      CLA .765 17 13  4  2  1  E.Whitehill   WAA 18 17  6  6  5  1 200































P.Higgins     PHA .429 21  9 11  2  1  G.Earnshaw    CHA  9  7  1  2  5  0 100































 































WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS































BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS































H.Clift       SLA .091 11  1  0  1  0  E.Wells       SLA  6 11  9  5  3  0 020































J.Chamberlain CHA .200 15  3  0  0  0  R.Prim        WAA  4 11  8  4  1  0 010































F.Doljack     DEA .143 14  2  0  1  0  D.Macfayden   NYA  5  9  8  3  1  0 010































O.Melillo     SLA .188 16  3  1  0  0  R.Mahaffey    PHA  9 13 11  8  2  0 010































M.Haas        CHA .077 13  1  0  3  0  G.Blaeholder  SLA  6 12  6  3  0  0 010































 































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April 23rd, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

Strat-O-Matic Report (brought to you by the Coca Cola Company)

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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League                 Date: 4/23/1934































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN































































































































































































































































1934 CHN   4   1    B.Terry   NYN .560  W.Berger  BON    2  W.Berger  BON    9































































































































































































































































1934 BON   4   1    S.Leslie  BRN .529  OTHERS TIED W    1  G.Hartnet CHN    6































































































































































































































































1934 NYN   4   2    M.Ott     NYN .522                      P.Martin  SLN    6































































































































































































































































1934 PIN   3   2    C.Grimm   CHN .500                      OTHERS TIED W    5































































































































































































































































1934 SLN   2   3    J.Medwick SLN .500































































































































































































































































1934 BRN   2   3































































































































































































































































1934 CIN   1   4    WINS                SAVES               ERA































































































































































































































































1934 PHN   1   5    E.Brandt  BON    2  B.Smith   BON    1  C.Hubbell NYN 0.00































































































































































































































































                    L.Warneke CHN    2  A.Herring BRN    1  B.Cantwel BON 0.00































































































































































































































































                    C.Hubbell NYN    2                      B.Swift   PIN 1.00































































































































































































































































                    OTHERS TIED W    1                      C.Davis   PHN 1.00































































































































































































































































                                                            L.Warneke CHN 1.00































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS































































































































































































































































                    B.Terry   NYN    6  B.Jurges  CHN    2  L.Warneke CHN   14































































































































































































































































                    M.Ott     NYN    6  L.Chiozza PHN    2  D.Vance   CIN   11































































































































































































































































                    OTHERS TIED W    5  P.Martin  SLN    2  D.Dean    SLN   10































































































































































































































































                                        OTHERS TIED W    1  V.Mungo   BRN    8































































































































































































































































                                                            OTHERS TIED W    6































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS































































































































































































































































BON  3  at  NYN  2































































































































































































































































CHN  2  at  SLN  0































































































































































































































































PHN  4  at  BRN  5































































































































































































































































PIN  9  at  CIN  2































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES































































































































































































































































BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB































































































































































































































































W.Berger      BON NYN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0































































































































































































































































A.Lopez       BRN PHN  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  0































































































































































































































































L.Koenecke    BRN PHN  5  1  2  1  0  0  1  0































































































































































































































































B.Jurges      CHN SLN  4  1  1  1  0  1  1  0































































































































































































































































S.Leslie      BRN PHN  5  0  4  2  0  0  0  0































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS































































































































































































































































L.Warneke     CHN SLN  9.0  5  0  0  0  6  0 W  































































































































































































































































O.Carroll     BRN PHN  6.0  4  0  0  2  2  0    































































































































































































































































B.Grimes      SLN CHN  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS































































































































































































































































BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS































































































































































































































































W.Berger      BON .316 19  6  9  4  2  L.Warneke     CHN 18 10  2  1 14  0 200































































































































































































































































H.Wilson      BRN .385 13  5  1  5  1  C.Hubbell     NYN 18 13  0  0  6  1 200































































































































































































































































S.Leslie      BRN .529 17  9  4  5  0  F.Fitzsimmons NYN 18 11  3  2  3  1 110































































































































































































































































M.Ott         NYN .522 23 12  4  3  1  C.Davis       PHN  9  4  1  2  2  0 100































































































































































































































































B.Terry       NYN .560 25 14  5  1  1  E.Brandt      BON 17 15  4  3  3  1 200































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS































































































































































































































































BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS































































































































































































































































J.Rothrock    SLN .048 21  1  0  1  0  C.Moore       PHN  3  8  7  4  0  1 010































































































































































































































































T.Piet        CIN .056 18  1  0  1  0  H.Betts       BON  3  8  7  3  1  1 010































































































































































































































































I.Shiver      CIN .059 17  1  0  1  0  S.Johnson     CIN 14 26 13  7  6  1 020































































































































































































































































C.Fullis      PHN .130 23  3  0  0  0  R.Grabowski   PHN  3  7  2  2  0  1 010































































































































































































































































I.Jeffries    PHN .083 12  1  0  1  0  D.Leonard     BRN  6 10  7  2  1  2 000































































































































































































































































 































































































































































































































































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