Howard Easterling

American baseball player
Baseball player
Howard Easterling
Third baseman
Born: (1911-11-26)November 26, 1911
Mount Olive, Mississippi
Died: September 6, 1993(1993-09-06) (aged 81)
Collins, Mississippi
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
debut
1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
1954, for the Mexico City Azul
Negro league statistics
Batting average.315
Home runs10
Runs scored147
Teams
  • Cincinnati Tigers (1937)
  • Chicago American Giants (1938)
  • Homestead Grays (1940–1943, 1946)
  • New York Cubans (1949)
  • Monterrey Sultanes (1951–1952)
  • Mexico City Azul (1954)
Career highlights and awards
  • 5× All-Star (1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949)
  • Negro World Series champion (1943)

Howard Willis Easterling (November 26, 1911 – September 6, 1993) was an American third baseman in Negro league baseball. He played between 1937 and 1954.[1]

A native of Mount Olive, Mississippi, Easterling served in the US Army during World War II.[2] He died in Collins, Mississippi in 1993 at age 81.

References

  1. ^ "Howard Easterling Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
  • Negro League Baseball Players Association
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Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series champions
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