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Born in Sweden, Erickson was a semi-pro star whose bat was as feared as his fastball. He won 31 games in the Pacific Coast League in 1917, but never had a winning ML season. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 7th, 1922: Ken Williams hits two HRs (#29 and #30) in the sixth inning, off starter George Mogridge and reliever Eric Erickson, as the Browns score nine times against Washington in a 16–6 win. Williams is the first to do so since the 1890s. Both homers follow doubles by Jacobson, also tying a major-league record, as the Browns bang out a major-league record seven extra base hits in the frame.