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Joe Harris

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b. May 20, 1891 · New York Yankees 1914, Cleveland Indians 1917, 1919, Boston Red Sox 1922–1925, Washington Senators 1925–1926, Pittsburgh Pirates 1927–1928, Brooklyn Robins 1928

He hit .335 with 162 hits and 13 home runs for Boston in 1923, and .301 the year after with 77 runs batted in, both among the better offensive seasons any Red Sox player had in that decade. Washington traded for him in 1925 and he played in that year's World Series at thirty-four, which the Senators lost to Pittsburgh.

Ten seasons gave him 963 hits, 201 doubles, 461 runs batted in and a .317 average, playing 522 games at first base and 319 in the outfield for six clubs. He did not become a regular until he was past thirty, after brief and unproductive stints with the Yankees and Indians in his twenties.

He finished with Brooklyn in 1928 at thirty-seven. No Hall of Fame ballot ever listed him. He died in 1959, at sixty-eight.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1914 NYY 2100 000 0310 .000
1917 CLE 11236940112 2240 65553211 .304
1919 CLE 621843069 1611 4633212 .375
1922 BOS 11940853129 3096 5430152 .316
1923 BOS 14248382162 281113 7652277 .335
1924 BOS 13349182148 3693 7781256 .301
1925 BOS/WSH 10831964100 211013 6156336 .313
1926 WSH 922574379 1395 553792 .307
1927 PIT 12941157134 2795 7348190 .326
1928 BRO/PIT 711121030 821 101860 .268
Career 9703035461963 2016447 51741318836 .317

On this day & linked events

1891

Born May 20, 1891

Coulter, PA, USA

1959

Died December 10, 1959

1914

Major-league debut: Joe Harris

Joe Harris made a major-league debut on June 9, 1914.

1928

Final major-league game: Joe Harris

Joe Harris played a final major-league game on September 25, 1928.

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