Ted Easterly

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ted Easterly
position=Catcher


bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1885|4|20|mf=y
city-state|Lincoln|Nebraska
deathdate=death date and age|1951|7|6|1885|4|20
city-state|Clearlake Highlands|California
debutdate=April 17
debutyear=by|1909
debutteam=Cleveland Naps
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=by|1915
finalteam=Kansas City Packers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.300
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=8
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=261
teams=
*Cleveland Naps (by|1909-by|1912)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1912-by|1913)
*Kansas City Packers (by|1914-by|1915) Theodore Harrison (Ted) 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 by|1910 to by|1912, he collected three consecutive .300 seasons with a high .324 in by|1911 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.

External links

*findagrave|16521800
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=eastete01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Peastt101.htm Retrosheet]