Steve Easton

Stephen James Easton

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 186 lb.
• School Brigham Young University
• High School Sierra High School (Whittier)

• Born May 20, 1949 in La Habra, CA USA
• Died November 16, 2019 in Whittier, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Steve Easton pitched three seasons in the minor leagues - one fewer than the number of times he was drafted - 4. His first time was in the 58th round of the 1967 amateur draft, by the Los Angeles Dodgers, coming out of high school. He was then taken by the San Diego Padres in the secondary phase of the 1970 amateur draft, out of brigham Young University, then a third time, again in the secondary phase, by the Minnesota Twins in the January 1971 amateur draft and finally by the Oakland Athletics, against in the secondary phase, in the June 1971 draft. He finally signed a professional contract that time, after playing with Brigham Young in the 1971 College World Series.

His first two seasons in 1971 and 1972 were with the Birmingham Barons of the Dixie Association/Southern League, going 1-4, 2.91 and 5-10, 3.63, respectively. On August 27, 1972, he was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals along with OF Bill Voss in return for OF Matty Alou, who will join the A's just in time to be eligible to take part in the 1972 World Series. Steve's season was already over by that point, but in 1973 he played for his new organization, but appeared in just 5 games, going 0-2, 7.20 for the Modesto Reds of the California League. Presumably, he was injured, as he did not play again professionally after that.

After baseball, he returned to his hometown of Whittier, CA and took over his father's business (it is not clear what type of business it was). He passed away there in 2019 aged 70.