Theodore Harrison Easterly (April 20, 1885 – July 6, 1951) was a
catcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played for the
Cleveland Naps
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(1909–1912),
Chicago White Sox
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(1912–1913) and
Kansas City Packers
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The Packers moved to Kansas City in July 1913 from Coving ...
(1914–1915). Easterly batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in
Lincoln, Nebraska
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.
![Ted Easterly](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Ted_Easterly.jpg)
Easterly was a good contact hitter who batted over .300 four times. From to , he collected three consecutive .300 seasons with a high .324 in and led the
American League
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with 11
pinch-hits in 1912. He jumped to the
Federal League
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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
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. In a seven-season career, Easterly was a .300 hitter with eight
home run
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s and 261
RBI in 706
games played
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Basebal ...
.
Easterly died in
Clearlake Highlands,
California
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, at the age of 66.
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1885 births
1951 deaths
Baseball players from Nebraska
Beaumont Exporters players
Chicago White Sox players
Cleveland Naps players
Kansas City Packers players
Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
Major League Baseball catchers
Sacramento Senators players
Salt Lake City Bees players
Sportspeople from Lincoln, Nebraska
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