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| Earl Averill's number 3 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1975. |
Averill retired in 1941 after struggling in April with the Boston Braves.
After his career, he was very outspoken on being elected to the Hall of Fame. While he didn't campaign for induction, he did make the statement that "Had I been elected after my death, I had made arrangements that my name never be placed in the Hall of Fame." Averill was inducted in 1975, 8 years before his passing.
He made news of a different sort, according to Baseball Digest, in the early 1960s when he was boarding an airplane to fly to a site for an old-timers' game. He insisted on bringing his own bat in a gun case.
His son, Earl, also played in the majors from 1956 through 1963. He was mainly a catcher but also played left field and a few games at infield.
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