May 21 in Detroit Tigers History: The Earl of Snohomish – Earl Averill is born (1902)

On May 21, 1902, future Hall of Famer Earl Averill is born in Snohomish, Washington. “The Earl of Snohomish,” who will make his major league debut in 1929 with the Cleveland Indians , at the time he was 26, but he made up for lost time quickly as he becomes one of the first players to hit a home run

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