1917
Born January 30, 1917
New York, NY, USA
Mickey Harris Notable
b. January 30, 1917 · Boston Red Sox 1940–1941, 1946–1949, Washington Senators 1949–1952, Cleveland Indians 1952
Mickey Harris played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1940 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1952.
He went 59 and 71 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 1,050 innings in 271 games. He struck out 534, completed 42 of his 109 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 271 games he batted .188, with 54 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves once, in 1950, with 15.
He was an All-Star in 1946.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on January 30, 1917, and died on April 15, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1946 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BOS | 13 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .273 |
| 1941 | BOS | 35 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 1 | .109 |
| 1946 | BOS | 34 | 78 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 0 | .231 |
| 1947 | BOS | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .417 |
| 1948 | BOS | 20 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .063 |
| 1949 | BOS/WSH | 30 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .176 |
| 1950 | WSH | 53 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .235 |
| 1951 | WSH | 41 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .188 |
| 1952 | CLE/WSH | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 271 | 288 | 40 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 82 | 1 | .188 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BOS | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 68.1 | 83 | 38 | 26 | 36 | 5.00 |
| 1941 | BOS | 8 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 194.0 | 189 | 70 | 86 | 111 | 3.25 |
| 1946 | BOS | 17 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 222.2 | 236 | 90 | 76 | 131 | 3.64 |
| 1947 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 51.2 | 42 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 2.44 |
| 1948 | BOS | 7 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 113.2 | 120 | 67 | 59 | 42 | 5.30 |
| 1949 | BOS/WSH | 4 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 166.2 | 204 | 95 | 75 | 68 | 5.13 |
| 1950 | WSH | 5 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 98.0 | 93 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 4.78 |
| 1951 | WSH | 6 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 87.1 | 87 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 3.81 |
| 1952 | CLE/WSH | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 43 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 4.72 |
| Career | — | 59 | 71 | 271 | 109 | 21 | 1050.0 | 1097 | 488 | 455 | 534 | 4.18 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Died April 15, 1971
1940
Major-league debut: Mickey Harris
Mickey Harris made a major-league debut on April 23, 1940.
1952
Final major-league game: Mickey Harris
Mickey Harris played a final major-league game on September 3, 1952.
Image: Bowman, public domain