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Henry Easterday

Henry Easterday Notable

b. September 16, 1864 · Philadelphia Keystones 1884, Kansas City Cowboys 1888, Columbus Solons 1889–1890, Philadelphia Athletics 1890, Louisville Colonels 1890

Henry Easterday played for five clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Keystones in 1884 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1890.

Across 322 games he batted .180, with 203 hits and 141 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 23 doubles and 43 stolen bases.

He played 315 games at shortstop, with 1,168 assists and 205 errors. He turned 91 double plays.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on September 16, 1864, and died on March 30, 1895. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1884 PHK 281151228 500 0500 .243
1888 KCC 1154014276 763 37317023 .190
1889 COL 953244356 584 34415710 .173
1890 COL/LOU/PHA 842894443 612 2135010 .149
Career 3221129141203 23159 9211212743 .180

On this day & linked events

1864

Born September 16, 1864

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1895

Died March 30, 1895

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