Roy Charles Easterwood

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Roy Charles Easterwood

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Birthplace: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, United States
Death: August 24, 1984 (69)
Graham, Young County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial: Graham, Young County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Joseph Easterwood and Georgia May Easterwood
Husband of Mary Sue Easterwood
Father of David Roy Easterwood
Brother of Clifford Easterwood and J. C. Easterwood

Occupation: Major League Baseball catcher
Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Roy Charles Easterwood

Roy Charles Easterwood was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1944. A native of Waxahachie, Texas, the 29-year-old rookie stood 6 ft 0 in and weighed 196 lbs.

Easterwood is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on April 21, 1944 in a home game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

His season and career totals for 17 games include a .212 batting average (7-for-33), one home run, 2 runs batted in, one run scored, and a .364 slugging percentage. In 12 appearances as a catcher he handled 33 chances without an error for a fielding percentage of 1.000.

Easterwood died at the age of 69 in Graham, Texas.

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Roy Charles Easterwood's Timeline

1915
January 12, 1915
Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, United States
1984
August 24, 1984
Age 69
Graham, Young County, Texas, United States
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Pioneer Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas, United States