Paul Easterling (September 28, 1905 – March 15, 1993) was a major league outfielder for the Detroit Tigers (1928, 1930) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1938). He batted and threw right-handed. Easterling debuted in 1928 with the Detroit Tigers, playing in 43 games and hitting .325 with seven doubles and four home runs. He took a year off and came back with the Tigers in 1930, this time only playing in 29 games and hitting .203 with 14 Runs batted in. Then, Easterling took seven years off before being signed by the Philadelphia Athletics on September 10, 1937. He played in 4 games for them in 1938, getting 2 hits in his only seven at-bats. Easterling was then traded along with Gene Hasson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Siebert. He would never play again in the major leagues.

Paul Easterling
Outfielder
Born: (1905-09-28)September 28, 1905
Reidsville, Georgia
Died: March 15, 1993(1993-03-15) (aged 87)
Reidsville, Georgia
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1928, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 11, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.275
Home runs4
Runs batted in26
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Teams

Easterling died in his birth town of Reidsville, Georgia in 1993 at the age of 87.

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