1915
Born August 4, 1915
Jonestown, MS, USA
Luke Easter Notable
Luke Easter divided eight seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Homestead Grays from 1947, then the Cleveland Indians through 1954.
Across 594 games he batted .276, with 577 hits and 325 runs. He finished with 104 home runs, 74 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He led the league in home runs once, in 1948, with 6. He played 434 games at first base, with 3,579 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 368 double plays. He also played 124 games in the outfield.
He was an All-Star in 1948.
He was born in Jonestown, MS, USA on August 4, 1915, and died on March 29, 1979. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1948 |
| The Sporting News Player of the Year | 1 | 1952 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | HG | 62 | 223 | 35 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| 1948 | HG | 41 | 144 | 34 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 2 | .313 |
| 1949 | CLE | 21 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| 1950 | CLE | 141 | 540 | 96 | 151 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 107 | 70 | 95 | 0 | .280 |
| 1951 | CLE | 128 | 486 | 65 | 131 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 103 | 37 | 71 | 0 | .270 |
| 1952 | CLE | 127 | 437 | 63 | 115 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 97 | 44 | 84 | 1 | .263 |
| 1953 | CLE | 68 | 211 | 26 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 35 | 0 | .303 |
| 1954 | CLE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 594 | 2092 | 325 | 577 | 74 | 21 | 104 | 413 | 226 | 296 | 5 | .276 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Died March 29, 1979
1949
Major-league debut: Luke Easter
Luke Easter made a major-league debut on August 11, 1949.
1954
Final major-league game: Luke Easter
Luke Easter played a final major-league game on May 4, 1954.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain