Luke Easter

Luscious "Luke" Easter (August 4, 1915 – March 29, 1979) was an American professional baseball player who competed in both the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. Born in Jonestown, Mississippi, Easter batted left-handed and threw right-handed, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds. He began his baseball career in 1937 with the St. Louis Titanium Giants, a semipro team composed of African-American employees of the National Lead Company, after no Negro league franchise existed in St. Louis at the time.