$75.00 CAD
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Nice B&W photo of Indians first baseman Luke Easter at the plate during a game. His name is printed on the bottom of the photo, and autographed in blue pen above that.
Unused.
(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)
Luscious Luke Easter (1915-1979) hit the longest home run at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1949, a shot that reportedly travelled 477 feet. Easter was a giant first baseman that, after just winning the 1948 Negro League World Series with the Homestead Grays, signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1949. Luke was 34-years-old when he joined the Tribe full-time, hitting .280 with 28 home runs, 151 hits and driving in 107 RBI in his rookie campaign. Easter’s time in the big leagues was short-lived as he only played six seasons, all with the Indians, before returning to the minors. Luke Easter posted a .274 Major League career batting average with 472 hits, 93 home runs and 340 RBI. After retiring from the bigs, he played Triple-A ball well into his forties.
He became a 2008 inductee in the International League Hall of Fame.
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