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Spencer Harris

Spencer Harris

American baseball player


Anthony Spencer Harris (August 12, 1900 – July 3, 1982), was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 164 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1925–26), Washington Senators (1929), and Philadelphia Athletics (1930).[1] Notably, Harris played for all or parts of 26 seasons in minor league baseball (1921–24; 1927–48), appearing in over 3,100 games.

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Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Harris threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 145 pounds (66 kg). As a big-leaguer, he collected 94 hits, including 15 doubles, three triples and three home runs in two full seasons (as a member of the White Sox) and parts of two others. He hit .249 with 46 runs batted in.

Harris hit .330 in his final season as a 47-year-old outfielder for the Yakima Packers in 1948. He holds the all-time minor league records for at bats (11,377), hits (3,617), runs scored (2,287), and doubles (743), and ranks fourth all-time with 1,769 RBI.[2]



References

  1. "Spence Harris Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  2. "Spence Harris Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013



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