Slim Harriss

Slim Harriss
Slim Harriss
	Pitcher
	Born: December 11, 1897; Brownwood, Texas, U.S.
	Died: September 19, 1963 (aged 65); Temple, Texas, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 19, 1920, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1928, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	95–135
Earned run average	4.25
Strikeouts	644
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1920–1926); Boston Red Sox (1926–1928);

William Jennings Bryan "Slim" Harriss^[a] (December 11, 1897 – September 19, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1920s for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.

Biography

Harriss was born in 1897 in Brownwood, Texas.^[2] He studied at Howard Payne College Academy, but did not attend college.^[2]

A tall, lanky hurler, Harriss entered the majors in 1920 with the Philadelphia Athletics, playing for them six-and-a-half seasons before joining the Boston Red Sox and playing for them for two-and-a-half seasons. He led the American League in losses twice, with 20 in 1922 and 21 in 1927. His most productive season came with the 1925 Athletics, when he recorded career-highs with 19 wins, a 3.49 ERA, and 252+2⁄3 innings pitched. During the 1926 midseason, he was sent by the Athletics along Fred Heimach and Baby Doll Jacobson to the Red Sox in the same transaction that brought Tom Jenkins and Howard Ehmke to Philadelphia. That year, he became the last pitcher (through the end of the 2019 season) to throw more than 150 innings in a season without allowing a single home run. In 1928, he led the hapless pitching staff of Boston with 14 wins and 77 strikeouts.

In a nine-season career, Harriss posted a 95–135 record with 644 strikeouts and a 4.26 ERA in 349 appearances, including 228 starts, 89 complete games, seven shutouts, 78 games finished, 16 saves, and 1750+1⁄3 innings of work.

As of February 1942, Harriss was living in Bangs, Texas, and working as a farmer.^[1] He died in Temple, Texas, in September 1963 at age 65.^[2]

Notes

^ Harriss' draft registration card of February 1942 lists his legal name as William Bryan Harriss and his place of birth as Brown County, Texas.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via fold3.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nowlin, Bill. "Slim Harriss". SABR. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[2] Harriss' draft registration card of February 1942 lists his legal name as William Bryan Harriss and his place of birth as Brown County, Texas.^[1]

[fold3-1] "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via fold3.com.

[SABR-3] Nowlin, Bill. "Slim Harriss". SABR. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

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