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Ted Easterly

Ted Easterly Notable

b. April 20, 1885 · Cleveland Naps 1909–1912, Chicago White Sox 1912–1913, Kansas City Packers 1914–1915

Ted Easterly played for three clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1909 and closing with the Kansas City Packers in 1915.

Across 706 games he batted .300, with 607 hits and 215 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 88 doubles and 42 stolen bases.

He played 459 games behind the plate, with 2,065 putouts and 98 errors. He turned 57 double plays.

He was born in Lincoln, NE, USA on April 20, 1885, and died on July 6, 1951. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1909 CLE 982873275 14101 2713288 .261
1910 CLE 11036334111 1660 55212710 .306
1911 CLE 992873493 1951 378256 .324
1912 CHW/CLE 952412275 602 359164 .311
1913 CHW 6097323 100 8492 .237
1914 KCP 13443658146 20121 67312510 .335
1915 KCP 1103093284 1253 3221152 .272
Career 7062020215607 88388 26110714542 .300

On this day & linked events

1885

Born April 20, 1885

Lincoln, NE, USA

1951

Died July 6, 1951

Image: George Grantham Bain (publisher), public domain