1915
Born May 1, 1915
Gillette, WY, USA
Bob Harris Notable
Bob Harris played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1938 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1942.
He went 30 and 52 with a 4.96 earned run average, pitching 646 innings in 127 games. He struck out 205, completed 26 of his 89 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 128 games he batted .193, with 39 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Gillette, WY, USA on May 1, 1915, and died on August 9, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | DET | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1939 | DET/SLB | 34 | 42 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .214 |
| 1940 | SLB | 35 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .250 |
| 1941 | SLB | 34 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .115 |
| 1942 | PHA/SLB | 22 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .194 |
| Career | — | 128 | 202 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 0 | .193 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | DET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7.20 |
| 1939 | DET/SLB | 4 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 144.0 | 180 | 88 | 79 | 57 | 5.50 |
| 1940 | SLB | 11 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 193.2 | 225 | 106 | 85 | 49 | 4.93 |
| 1941 | SLB | 12 | 14 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 186.2 | 237 | 108 | 85 | 57 | 5.21 |
| 1942 | PHA/SLB | 2 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 111.2 | 114 | 46 | 41 | 35 | 3.71 |
| Career | — | 30 | 52 | 127 | 89 | 2 | 646.0 | 770 | 356 | 294 | 205 | 4.96 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died August 9, 1989
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