Ted Easterly

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T-206 set, 1911

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[start]), Chicago White Sox (1912[end]-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 third in the batting race with a hit .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.