1915
Born January 17, 1915
New Castle, AL, USA
Lum Harris Notable
Lum Harris divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1941, then the Washington Senators through 1947.
He went 35 and 63 with a 4.16 earned run average, pitching 820 innings in 151 games. He struck out 232, completed 46 of his 91 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 151 games he batted .190, with 51 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 5 doubles.
He was born in New Castle, AL, USA on January 17, 1915, and died on November 11, 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 33 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .275 |
| 1942 | PHA | 26 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .161 |
| 1943 | PHA | 32 | 70 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .171 |
| 1944 | PHA | 23 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .169 |
| 1946 | PHA | 34 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .222 |
| 1947 | WSH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 151 | 268 | 9 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 0 | .190 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 4 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 131.2 | 134 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 4.78 |
| 1942 | PHA | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 166.0 | 146 | 69 | 70 | 60 | 3.74 |
| 1943 | PHA | 7 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 216.1 | 241 | 101 | 63 | 55 | 4.20 |
| 1944 | PHA | 10 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 174.1 | 193 | 64 | 26 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 1946 | PHA | 3 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 125.1 | 153 | 73 | 48 | 33 | 5.24 |
| 1947 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2.84 |
| Career | — | 35 | 63 | 151 | 91 | 3 | 820.0 | 874 | 379 | 265 | 232 | 4.16 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died November 11, 1996
Image: Public domain