1927
Born July 12, 1927
San Diego, CA, USA
Jack Harshman Notable
b. July 12, 1927 · New York Giants 1948, 1950, 1952, Chicago White Sox 1954–1957, Baltimore Orioles 1958–1959, Boston Red Sox 1959, Cleveland Indians 1959–1960
Jack Harshman played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1948 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1960.
He went 69 and 65 with a 3.50 earned run average, pitching 1,169 innings in 217 games. He struck out 741, completed 61 of his 155 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 258 games he batted .179, with 76 hits and 46 runs. He finished with 21 home runs and 7 doubles.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on July 12, 1927, and died on August 17, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYG | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1950 | NYG | 9 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .125 |
| 1952 | NYG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | CHW | 36 | 56 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 0 | .143 |
| 1955 | CHW | 32 | 60 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .183 |
| 1956 | CHW | 36 | 71 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .169 |
| 1957 | CHW | 30 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .222 |
| 1958 | BAL | 47 | 82 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 0 | .195 |
| 1959 | BAL/BOS/CLE | 45 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .196 |
| 1960 | CLE | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| Career | — | 258 | 424 | 46 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 65 | 72 | 119 | 0 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NYG | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14.21 |
| 1954 | CHW | 14 | 8 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 177.0 | 157 | 58 | 96 | 134 | 2.95 |
| 1955 | CHW | 11 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 179.1 | 144 | 67 | 97 | 116 | 3.36 |
| 1956 | CHW | 15 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 226.2 | 183 | 78 | 102 | 143 | 3.10 |
| 1957 | CHW | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 151.1 | 142 | 69 | 82 | 83 | 4.10 |
| 1958 | BAL | 12 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 236.1 | 204 | 76 | 75 | 161 | 2.89 |
| 1959 | BAL/BOS/CLE | 7 | 10 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 138.0 | 133 | 73 | 51 | 73 | 4.76 |
| 1960 | CLE | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 54.1 | 50 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 3.98 |
| Career | — | 69 | 65 | 217 | 155 | 7 | 1169.1 | 1025 | 455 | 539 | 741 | 3.50 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died August 17, 2013
1948
Major-league debut: Jack Harshman
Jack Harshman made a major-league debut on September 16, 1948.
1960
Final major-league game: Jack Harshman
Jack Harshman played a final major-league game on October 1, 1960.
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