William Earl Webb (Known as Earl Webb) (September 17, 1897 - May 23, 1965) was a baseball player, playing outfield (generally right field) from 1925 to 1933. He also played first base for 12 games in his career. He played for a number of teams including the Boston Red Sox for 3 years. He was born in Bon Air, Tennessee and died in Jamestown, Tennessee. To this day, he holds the record for most doubles in a season with 67 in 1931 with the Red Sox. He had an all-time 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. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... The position of the right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field (e. ... Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boston Red Sox American League AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Portland Sea Dogs A Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners R Gulf Coast Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Jamestown is a city located in Fentress County, Tennessee. ... In computing, double precision is a computer numbering format that occupies two storage locations in computer memory at address and address+1. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball, an extra base hit (EB, EBH or XBH) is a statistic credited to a batter for hitting a double, triple, or home run. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
The jury answered interrogatories to the effect that Webb was not guilty of negligence and that the negligence of B.L. Wiles was the proximate cause of the accident.
Webb contends that the emergency situation was created when the station wagon pulled out from the stop sign on Tabor Mountain Cutoff Road and that his veering to the left was an instant response to the stress of the emergency.
Webb was confronted by a sudden emergency, there is not one whit of evidence, physical or otherwise, that he did anything to cause that emergency,allegations of inattentive driving notwithstanding.
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