1897
Born December 11, 1897
Brownwood, TX, USA
Slim Harriss Notable
Slim Harriss divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1920, then the Boston Red Sox through 1928.
He went 95 and 135 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 1,750 innings in 349 games. He struck out 644, completed 89 of his 228 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 349 games he batted .145, with 82 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Brownwood, TX, USA on December 11, 1897, and died on September 19, 1963. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | 31 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .106 |
| 1921 | PHA | 39 | 81 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .148 |
| 1922 | PHA | 47 | 74 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .176 |
| 1923 | PHA | 46 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .066 |
| 1924 | PHA | 36 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1925 | PHA | 46 | 88 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .205 |
| 1926 | BOS/PHA | 33 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .157 |
| 1927 | BOS | 44 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .121 |
| 1928 | BOS | 27 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .139 |
| Career | — | 349 | 565 | 21 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 172 | 0 | .145 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | 9 | 14 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 192.0 | 226 | 87 | 57 | 60 | 4.08 |
| 1921 | PHA | 11 | 16 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 227.2 | 258 | 108 | 73 | 92 | 4.27 |
| 1922 | PHA | 9 | 20 | 47 | 32 | 3 | 229.2 | 262 | 128 | 94 | 102 | 5.02 |
| 1923 | PHA | 10 | 16 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 209.1 | 221 | 93 | 95 | 89 | 4.00 |
| 1924 | PHA | 6 | 10 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 123.0 | 138 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 4.68 |
| 1925 | PHA | 19 | 12 | 46 | 33 | 1 | 252.2 | 263 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 3.49 |
| 1926 | BOS/PHA | 9 | 15 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 170.0 | 201 | 82 | 55 | 47 | 4.34 |
| 1927 | BOS | 14 | 21 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 217.2 | 253 | 101 | 66 | 77 | 4.18 |
| 1928 | BOS | 8 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 128.1 | 141 | 66 | 33 | 37 | 4.63 |
| Career | — | 95 | 135 | 349 | 228 | 16 | 1750.1 | 1963 | 827 | 630 | 644 | 4.25 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Died September 19, 1963
1923
Howard Ehmke's No-Hitter
Howard Ehmke threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Philadelphia Athletics on September 7, 1923, winning 4–0.
1926
Ted Lyons's No-Hitter
Ted Lyons threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Boston Red Sox on August 21, 1926, winning 6–0.
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