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Harry Byrd
Harry Byrd
	Byrd c. 1953
	Pitcher
	Born: February 3, 1925; Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
	Died: May 14, 1985 (aged 60); Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 21, 1950, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1957, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	46–54
Earned run average	4.35
Strikeouts	381
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1950–1953); New York Yankees (1954); Baltimore Orioles (1955); Chicago White Sox (1955–1956); Detroit Tigers (1957);
Career highlights and awards
	AL Rookie of the Year (1952);

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Harry Gladwin Byrd (February 3, 1925 – May 14, 1985) was an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and Detroit Tigers. He was born in Darlington, South Carolina.

Byrd pitched in six games with the Athletics in 1950, spent a season back in the minors, and was called back up to the big club in 1952. That year he enjoyed his best season, going 15–15 with a 3.31 earned run average (ERA) and being selected as the American League Rookie of the Year.

In 1953 Byrd went 11–20, but he worked 237 innings. At the start of the 1954 season, he was part of a ten-player trade between the Athletics and Yankees. In New York he finished 9–7 with a 2.99 ERA. At the end of the season, he was sent to the Orioles as part of a 17-player mega-deal.

Byrd went 3–2 with Baltimore in 1955, before being shipped off again to the White Sox. He finished with a combined 7–8 record with a 4.61 ERA. After pitching briefly with the Sox in 1956, he ended his career in 1957 with the Tigers.

In a seven-year career, Byrd compiled a 46–54 record with 381 strikeouts and a 4.35 ERA in 8272⁄3 innings.

Byrd lived in the small logging community of Mont Clare, just outside his birthplace of Darlington, South Carolina. He died in Darlington aged 60 after a bout with lung cancer. Darlington named a road after him (Harry Byrd Highway), which eventually became Bobo Newsom Highway, named after another major-league pitcher from the area (Hartsville).

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
Historic Baseball
Harry Byrd at Find a Grave

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-|caption=Byrd in about 1953.
+| name        = Harry Byrd
-|position=[[Pitcher]]
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+| caption     = Byrd {{circa|1953}}
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+| bats        = Right
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+| throws      = Right
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+| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1925|2|3}}
-|death_place=[[Darlington, South Carolina]]
+| birth_place = [[Darlington, South Carolina]], U.S.
-|debutdate=April 21
+| death_date  = {{death date and age|1985|5|14|1925|2|3}}
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+| death_place = Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
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-|finaldate=September 27
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+| debutteam   = Philadelphia Athletics
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+| finaldate   = September 27
-|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
+| finalyear   = 1957
-|stat2value=4.35
+| finalteam   = Detroit Tigers
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-* [[Philadelphia Athletics]] ({{By|1950}}–{{By|1953}})
+| stat2label  = [[Earned run average]]
-* [[New York Yankees]] ({{By|1954}})
+| stat2value  = 4.35
-* [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{By|1955}})
+| stat3label  = [[Strikeout]]s
-* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{By|1955}}–{{By|1956}})
+| stat3value  = 381
-* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{By|1957}})
+| teams       =
-|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
+* [[Philadelphia Athletics]] ({{mlby|1950}}–{{mlby|1953}})
-* 1952 [[AL Rookie of the Year]]
+* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1954}})
+* [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|1955}})
+* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1955}}–{{mlby|1956}})
+* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1957}})
+| highlights  =
+* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] (1952)
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-'''Harry Gladwin Byrd''' (February 3, 1925 — May 14, 1985) was an [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] [[right-handed]] [[starting pitcher]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] (1950, 1952–53), [[New York Yankees]] (1954), [[Baltimore Orioles]] (1955), [[Chicago White Sox]] (1955–56) and [[Detroit Tigers]] (1957). He was born in [[Darlington, South Carolina]].
+'''Harry Gladwin Byrd''' (February 3, 1925 – May 14, 1985) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] [[right-handed]] [[starting pitcher]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[Chicago White Sox]], and [[Detroit Tigers]]. He was born in [[Darlington, South Carolina]].
+Byrd pitched in six games with the Athletics in 1950, spent a season back in the [[minor league baseball|minors]], and was called back up to the big club in 1952. That year he enjoyed his best season, going 15–15 with a 3.31 [[earned run average]] (ERA) and being selected as the [[American League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]].
-Byrd was a fire-ball throwing pitcher who had a career characterized by uncertainty, constant change, and transition from one team to the next. {{fact}}
+In 1953 Byrd went 11–20, but he worked 237 [[innings pitched|innings]]. At the start of the 1954 season, he was part of a ten-player trade between the Athletics and Yankees. In New York he finished 9–7 with a 2.99 ERA. At the end of the season, he was sent to the Orioles as part of a 17-player mega-deal.
-Byrd pitched in six games with the Athletics in 1950, spent a season back in the [[Minor league baseball|minors]], and was called back up to the big club in 1952. That year he enjoyed his best season, going 15-15 with a 3.31 [[Earned run average|ERA]], earned an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] berth, and was selected [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]].
+Byrd went 3–2 with Baltimore in 1955, before being shipped off again to the White Sox. He finished with a combined 7–8 record with a 4.61 ERA. After pitching briefly with the Sox in 1956, he ended his career in 1957 with the Tigers.
-In 1953 Byrd went 11-20, but he worked 237 [[innings pitched|innings]]. At the start of the 1954 season, he was part of a ten-player trade between the Athletics and Yankees. In New York he finished 9-7 with a 2.99 ERA. At the end of the season, he was sent to the Orioles as part of a 17-player mega-deal.
+In a seven-year career, Byrd compiled a 46–54 record with 381 [[strikeout]]s and a 4.35 ERA in 827{{frac|2|3}} innings.
-Byrd went 3-2 with Baltimore in 1955, before being shipped off again to the White Sox. He finished with a combined 7-8 record with a 4.61 ERA. After pitching briefly with the Sox in 1956, he ended his career in 1957 with the Tigers.
+Byrd lived in the small logging community of Mont Clare, just outside his birthplace of [[Darlington, South Carolina]]. He died in Darlington aged 60 after a bout with [[lung cancer]]. Darlington named a road after him (Harry Byrd Highway), which eventually became [[Bobo Newsom]] Highway, named after another major-league pitcher from the area ([[Hartsville, South Carolina|Hartsville]]).
-In a seven-year career, Byrd compiled a 46-54 record with 381 [[strikeout]]s and a 4.35 ERA in 827.2 innings.
-Byrd lived in the small logging community of Mont Clare, just outside of his birthplace of [[Darlington, South Carolina]]. He died in Darlington at age of 60 after a bout with [[lung cancer]].  Darlington named a road after him (Harry Byrd Highway), which eventually becomes [[Bobo Newsom]] Highway, another major-league pitcher from the area ([[Hartsville, South Carolina|Hartsville]]).
 ==External links==
-*{{Baseballstats|br=b/byrdha01|fangraphs=1001793|cube=harry-byrd}}
+{{Baseballstats|br=b/byrdha01|fangraphs=1001793}}
-*[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Byrd_Harry.stm Baseball Library]
+*[http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/b/byrd_harry.html Historic Baseball]
+*{{Find a Grave}}
-*[http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/b/byrd_harry.html Historic Baseball] - Focusing on players from South Carolina
-{{s-start}}
-{{succession box | before = [[Gil McDougald]] | title = [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|American League Rookie of the Year]]| years = 1952 | after = [[Harvey Kuenn]]}}
-{{s-end}}
 {{AL Rookie of the Year}}
+{{Portal bar|Biography|Baseball}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
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-| DATE OF DEATH     =May 14, 1985
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