During the 1979 season, Easler appeared in 55 games for the Pirates, mostly as a pinch hitter, batting 15-for-54 (.278). He made one pinch hitting appearance in the 1979 NLCS (he flied out) and two pinch hitting appearances in the 1979 World Series (he walked once, and flied out), as the Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games.