Henry Easterday

Henry Easterday
1888 baseball card of Easterday
Shortstop
Born: September 16, 1864 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: March 30, 1895(1895-03-30) (aged 30) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 1884, for the Philadelphia Keystones
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1890, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.180
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	92
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Keystones (1884) Kansas City Cowboys (1888) Columbus Solons (1889–1890) Philadelphia Athletics (1890) Louisville Colonels (1890)

Henry Propert Easterday (September 16, 1864 – March 30, 1895) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1884 and 1890, primarily as a shortstop.

Easterday began his career with the Philadelphia Keystones of the Union Association during the 1884 season. When the league folded he played in the Southern League in 1885, the Eastern League in 1886, and the International Association in 1887 before rejoining the major leagues with the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association in 1888. He remained in the AA through 1890 with the Columbus Solons, Philadelphia Athletics, and Louisville Colonels. Easterday then played in the minor leagues until his death in 1895.

Sources

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

• Henry Easterday at SABR (Baseball BioProject)