VTG 1930 EARL AVERILL A. J. REACH PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL BAT CLEVELAND INDIANS

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VTG 1930 EARL AVERILL A. J. REACH PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL BAT CLEVELAND INDIANS:
$375.00

A historical andrare 1930\'s Hall of Famer Earl Averill Reach Professional Model Baseball Bat. It has the brown stain finish offered for players who didn\'t like the natural finish white ash bat. It is 35\" long, and has the script signature on the barrel. It looks to have spike marks at the end of the barrel. It appears to have had a crack at the handle that has been repaired. It has the Reach key stone logo in the middle of a circle. A nice addition to any collection!

Howard Earl Averill(May 21, 1902 – August 16, 1983) was anAmericanplayer inMajor League Baseballwho was acenter fielderfrom 1929 to 1941. He was a six-timeAll-Star(1933–38) and was elected to theBaseball Hall of Famein 1975.

Born inSnohomish, Washington, Averill broke into the major leagues in 1929 (at the age of 27) with theCleveland Indians. He played for Cleveland for over ten years, and remains the all-time Indian leader intotal bases,runs batted in,runs, andtriples.[1]He also remains 3rd in all-time Indianhitsanddoubles, and 4th in all-time Indianhome runsandwalks. During his time in Cleveland, the team never finished higher than 3rd. He\'s famous for hitting the line drive that brokeDizzy Dean\'s toe in the 1937All-StarGame. Averill was the first major league player to hit 4 home runs in a doubleheader (with home run in each game) on September 17, 1930; he was also one of the first players to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat (April 16, 1929, opening day). Averill batted .378 in 1936, leading the American League in hits with 232, but finishing 2nd toLuke Applingin the batting race (Appling batted .388 for the White Sox).

During a July 1 incident in 1935, Averill was lighting firecrackers with his four children as part of a pre-4 July celebration. One exploded while he was holding it, and he suffered lacerations on the fingers of his right hand, as well as burns on his face and chest. After several weeks, he made a full recovery.[2]

Averill was traded to theDetroit Tigersin the middle of the 1939 season (June 14). The following season, his playing time was limited, but the Tigers reached theWorld Series. In the seven-game series against theCincinnati Reds, the 38 year old Averill went 0-for-3 in threepinch-hitattempts. The Reds won the series 4 games to 3. Wikipedia 2013

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