{{Short description|American baseball player (1865–1903)}} {{About|the American baseball player|the British recipient of the George Cross|Jack Easton (GC)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Jack Easton |image= |position=Pitcher/Outfielder |birth_date={{Birth date|1865|2|28}} |birth_place=Bridgeport, Ohio, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1903|11|28|1865|2|28}} |death_place=Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |bats=Unknown |throws=Unknown |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 2 |debutyear=1889 |debutteam=Columbus Solons |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 7 |finalyear=1894 |finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat2label=Earned run average |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat1value=26–29 |stat2value=4.12 |stat3value=246 |teams= *Columbus Solons (1889–1891) *St. Louis Browns (1891–1892) *Pittsburgh Pirates (1894) }}
'''John S. Easton''' (February 28, 1865 – November 28, 1903) was an American baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1894.<ref name=BR>{{cite web|title=Jack Easton|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=September 1, 2022|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eastoja01.shtml}}</ref>
Easton was born in Bridgeport, Ohio, in 1865.<ref name=BR/> He began his baseball career in 1887 with a team from Zanesville, Ohio. He then played for teams in Sandusky and Springfield, Ohio.<ref name=PDP>{{cite news|title=Pitcher Jack Easton Is Dead: Was on the Pirate Team for a Short Time in 1894|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Daily Post|date=November 28, 1903|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77760871/obit3/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Easton made his major-league debut with the Columbus Solons in 1889. He had his best season in 1890, appearing in 37 games, throwing 23 complete games, and compiling a 15–14 record with a 3.52 earned run average (ERA).<ref name=BR/> He also played for the St. Louis Browns (1891–1892) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1894). He appeared in 76 major-league games and compiled a 26–29 win–loss record with a 4.12 ERA, 246 strikeouts, and 46 complete games.<ref name=BR/>
He continued pitching in the minor leagues for teams in Chattanooga,<ref>{{cite news|title=Pitcher Easton to Play Again|newspaper=Chattanooga Daily Times|date=August 26, 1893|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108726914/jack-easton/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Minneapolis, Green Bay, Oil City, and Wheeling.<ref name=PDP/> After his career as a baseball player ended, Easton worked as a glassblower.<ref name=PDP/> He was arrested for murder in 1897,<ref>{{cite news|title="Jack" Easton Arrested in Martin's Ferry on a Very Serious Charge|newspaper=The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer|date=December 13, 1897|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7987193/jack-easton-arrest/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pitcher Easton Charged With Murder|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 14, 1897|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108727165/jack-easton/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> but he was released within days after it was determined to be a case of mistaken identity.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jack Easton Goes Free: Baseball Player Had Been Arrested and Charged With Murer|date=December 16, 1897|newspaper=The Boston Globe|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108727474/jack-easton/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He died from consumption at his home in Steubenville, Ohio.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jack Easton Dead|newspaper=The Evening Review|date=November 28, 1903|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77760685/obit2/}}</ref>
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