Earl Webb
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 17, 1897 White County, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: May 23, 1965 (aged 67) Jamestown, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 13, 1925, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1933, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .306 |
| Hits | 661 |
| Home runs | 56 |
| Runs batted in | 333 |
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William Earl Webb (September 17, 1897 – May 23, 1965) was an American professional baseball right fielder in Major League Baseball, playing from 1925 to 1933. He played for five teams, including the Boston Red Sox for three years. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in White County, Tennessee.
In 1931, while playing for the Red Sox, he hit a record 67 doubles, a mark that still stands today[update].[1][2] Webb set that record as the Red Sox played only 152 games that year, less than the standard 154 games or the current 162-game schedule.[3] That season, Webb also finished second in the American League (AL) in extra base hits (84) and seventh in batting average (.333), as well as coming in sixth in the AL Most Valuable Player voting. He had a career batting average of .306 with 56 home runs and 333 runs batted in.
Webb's professional career began with the Class D Clarksdale Cubs in 1921. He briefly reached the majors in 1925, going hitless with one walk in four plate appearances for the New York Giants. He returned to MLB with the Chicago Cubs in 1927, playing in 164 games over two season. He established himself as a regular with the Red Sox in 1930 before his record-setting season the following year. On June 12, 1932, Boston traded him to the Detroit Tigers for Dale Alexander and Roy Johnson. The Chicago White Sox picked Webb off waivers from the White Sox on May 9, 1933. That would be his last season in the majors, though he two seasons each for the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers and Knoxville Smokies.[3][4]
After his professional career, he worked for the Consolidated Coal Company in Kentucky and managed the company's baseball team.[3] He died on May 23, 1965, at his home in Jamestown, Tennessee.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Most doubles by a player in a season". StatMuse. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Doubles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Nowlin, Bill. "Earl Webb". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Earl Webb Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Bill (July 11, 2015). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-4766-0930-0.
External links
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- Career statistics from ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
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