Ted Easterly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ted Easterly

American MLB catcher

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1885

Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1951

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 1910 to 1912, he collected three consecutive .300 seasons with a high .324 in 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.