Bucky Harris

This article is about the American major league baseball player. For the baseball player playing as Bucky Harris in Japan, see Harris McGalliard .

Bucky Harris
Second baseman / manager
Born: November 8th, 1896 Port Jervis , United States
Died on: November 8, 1977 Bethesda , United States
Suggested: Right	Threw: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
With the  Washington Senators on August 28, 1919
Last MLB assignment
June 12,  1931  with the  Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	, 274
Hits	1,297
Runs Batted In	506
Play as a manager	4,410
As a manager, won-lost	2,158-2,219
Games won in%	49.3
Teams
As a player Washington Senators (1919-1928) Detroit Tigers (1929, 1931) As a manager Washington Senators (1924–1928, 1935–1942, 1950–1954) Detroit Tigers (1929-1933, 1955-1956) Boston Red Sox (1934) Philadelphia Phillies (1943) New York Yankees (1947-1948)
Awards
World Series Winner (1924, 1947)
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	1975
Special selection	Veteran's Committee

Stanley Raymond 'Bucky' Harris (born November 8, 1896 in Port Jervis , New York , † November 8, 1977 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball .

biography

Bucky Harris on a slide at 3rd base

Harris learned the game of baseball in the mining areas of Pennsylvania . In 1915 his sports career began in the minor leagues , four years later he made the leap to the Washington Senators as a second baseman . In 1924 he also took over the position of manager with the Senators, at the age of 27 Harris was the youngest manager in the entire league. At the end of the year, the club's greatest success was even in the annals. Against the New York Giants , the Senators won their only World Series title in a competitive series with 4-3 victories.

After another title in the American League in 1925, they lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series 3: 4. The Detroit Tigers signed Harris in 1929, also here he was both player and manager. Further stations with the Boston Red Sox and again the Senators followed. He was fired mid-season from the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943.

Interludes in the minor leagues followed until Harris took over the New York Yankees in 1947 and was able to celebrate another World Series victory. He left the Yankees after the 1948 season, his last managerial positions were the Senators and the Detroit Tigers.

The Veterans Committee elected Bucky Harris to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 .

Career as a player

• 1919–1928 Washington Senators
• 1929-1931 Detroit Tigers

Career as a manager

• 1924–1928 Washington Senators
• 1929-1933 Detroit Tigers
• 1934 Boston Red Sox
• 1935–1942 Washington Senators
• 1943 Philadelphia Phillies
• 1947-1948 New York Yankees
• 1950–1954 Washington Senators
• 1955-1956 Detroit Tigers

Web links

Commons : Bucky Harris  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Player information and statistics Baseball Reference  or  FanGraphs (English)
• Data as a manager (English)
• Bucky Harris in the Hall of Fame (English)