Ted Easterly | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | April 20, 1885 |
Birth Place: | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Death Place: | Clearlake Highlands, California, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 17 |
Debutyear: | 1909 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Naps |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 3 |
Finalyear: | 1915 |
Finalteam: | Kansas City Packers |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .300 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 8 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 261 |
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Theodore Harrison Easterly (April 20, 1885 - July 6, 1951) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps (1909–1912), Chicago White Sox (1912–1913) and Kansas City Packers (1914–1915). Easterly batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Easterly was a good contact hitter who batted over .300 four times. From to, he collected three consecutive .300 seasons with a high .324 in and led the American League with 11 pinch-hits in 1912. He jumped to the Federal League in 1914 and ended the season third in the batting race with a .335 average. A good defensive player with a solid throwing arm, he also served as a backup right fielder. In a seven-season career, Easterly was a .300 hitter with eight home runs and 261 RBI in 706 games played.
Easterly died in Clearlake Highlands, California, at the age of 66.
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