Earl Averill passed away the year I was born. He played his last game when my Grandmother was 18. However, I have a deeper connection to him than I do to say Luis Aparicio or Walt Alston because of an experience I had with him in collection. The first two Goudey cards I bought in my early adulthood were a Kiki Cuyler and an Earl Averill. I got them in a 1930's lot that I bought. Neither of the cards were in fantastic shape and sadly I sold them when I did my great purge in 2004 so I don't have either of them any more. The only Earl Averill card I have is this 2006 UD SP Legendary Cuts card, not as pretty as a Goudey, but it's a good start to collecting Averill.
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