keywords: rbis baseball consecutive homer earl
text: This Date in Baseball for Sept. 17 (AP) AP - 1930  #151; Cleveland's Earl Averill drove in eight runs with three consecutive home runs to lead the Indians to a 13-7 victory over the Washington Senators in a doubleheader opener. Averill added another homer in the nightcap, which the Senators took 6-4, and set an American League record with 11 RBIs in the twinbill.