Player
Howard Easterling
Player Info
- Full Name
- Howard Willis
- Born
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November 26, 1911
Mount Olive, MS, USA - Died
- September 6, 1993
- Size
- 5'9" / 179 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
Teams
- Cincinnati Tigers 1937-1937
- Chicago American Giants 1938-1938
- Homestead Grays 1940-1946
Honors
5 x All-Star
Career Batting
311
G
.312
AVG
372
H
19
HR
225
RBI
.841
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 35 | 140 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .279 |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 64 | 250 | 87 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 47 | .348 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 67 | 258 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 51 | .260 |
| 1941 | Homestead Grays | 55 | 208 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 49 | .298 |
| 1940 | Homestead Grays | 54 | 203 | 68 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 42 | .335 |
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| 1937 | Cincinnati Tigers | 35 | 131 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | .351 |