Earl Webb

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Earl Webb
Outfielder
Born: September 17, 1897
White County, Tennessee
Died: May 23, 1965 (aged 67)
Jamestown, Tennessee
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 13, 1925
for the New York Giants
Final game
October 1, 1933
for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average     .306
Home runs     56
Runs batted in     333
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Hit single-season record 67 doubles in 1931
  • 2 full seasons with a .300+ batting average

William Earl Webb (September 17, 1897 - May 23, 1965) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball, playing from 1925 to 1933. He played for a number of teams, including the Boston Red Sox for 3 years. He was born in White County, Tennessee and died in Jamestown, Tennessee. In 1931, while playing for the Red Sox, he hit a record 67 doubles, a record that still stands today. He had a career batting average of .306 with 56 home runs, averaging 14 a year. He also was 2nd in the league in extra base hits in 1931 with 84. His .333 batting average in 1931 was 7th highest in the American League. He also placed #7 in the 1931 American League Most Valuable Player voting. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed.


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[edit] Historical Marker

On September 17, 2006, the 75th anniversary of his setting the record for doubles in a season, and the 109th anniversary of his birth, a State of Tennessee historical marker honoring Earl Webb was unveiled at De Rossett, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of Sparta, Tennessee on US Highway 70 in White County, Tennessee. Speaking at the dedication ceremony were Brian O'Connor of Cookeville, Tennessee, master of ceremonies, Herd Sullivan, County Executive, representing White County, Wallace Austin, Chairman, White County Commission, Calvin Dickinson, Board Member, Tennessee Historical Commission, and Phil Glebe of Brighton, Michigan, grandson of Earl Webb. The actual unveiling of the marker was done by Brian O'Connor, Phil Glebe, and two of Earl Webb's daughters, Iris Glebe and Earlene Abed.


The text of the marker:


                            EARL WEBB
                      BASEBALL RECORD HOLDER
              William Earl Webb was born in White County,
              Tennessee, on September 17, 1897.  His family
              moved to Bon Air and then Ravenscroft, where
              Earl worked in the coal mines and played
              baseball for local teams.  He began in the
              minor leagues in 1921, and switched from
              pitching to the outfield.  In the major leagues,
              he played with five teams between 1925 and
              1933.  In 1931, while with the Boston Red
              Sox, the left-handed batting Webb hit 67
              doubles, setting a longstanding single-
              season record.

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George Burns		 Single season doubles record holders
1931 - present		 Succeeded by
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