- Roy Easterwood
Roy Charles Easterwood (
January 12 ,1915 -August 24 ,1984 ) was aMajor League Baseball catcher who played for theChicago Cubs in 1944. A native ofWaxahachie, Texas , the 29-year-oldrookie stood 6'0" and weighed 196 lbs.Easterwood is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on April 21, 1944 in a home game against theSt. Louis Cardinals atWrigley Field .His season and career totals for 17 games include a .212
batting average (7-for-33), onehome run , 2runs batted in , one run scored, and a .364slugging percentage . In 12 appearances as a catcher he handled 33 chances without an error for afielding percentage of 1.000.Easterwood died at the age of 69 in
Graham, Texas .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eastero01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Peastr102.htm Retrosheet]
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