Isaiah Harris
Isaiah Harris | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Parkin, Arkansas | July 2, 1925|
Died: September 18, 2001 Memphis, Tennessee | (aged 76)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1949, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1956, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Teams | |
Isaiah "Lefty" Harris (July 2, 1929 – September 18, 2001) was a pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Memphis Red Sox in 1949 and 1950. In 1950, he went 9–4 with a 3.13 earned run average.[1] He was considered one of the best pitchers in the Negro American League western division.[2]
Harris pitched two no-hitters in the span of six days, and he pitched in the 1950 and 1955 East-West All-Star Game.
References[]
- ^ "Isiah Harris". coe.ksu.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "Players Seeking East-West Spots". St. Petersburg Times. July 20, 1949.
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- Memphis Red Sox players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Arkansas
- People from Parkin, Arkansas
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
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