Howard Easterling

Howard Easterling
Howard Easterling
	Third baseman / Second baseman
	Born: November 26, 1911; Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S.
	Died: September 6, 1993 (aged 81); Collins, Mississippi, U.S.
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
	1936, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
	1954, for the Mexico City Azul
Negro American League & Negro National League II statistics
Batting average	.316
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	212
Hits	350
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cincinnati Tigers (1936–1937); Chicago American Giants (1938); Homestead Grays (1940–1943, 1946); Sultanes de Monterrey (1951–1952); Brandon Greys (1953); Azules de Mexico (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 and second baseman in Negro league baseball and the Mexican League who 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.

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