# Mickey Harris
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{{Short description|American baseball player (1917–1971)}}
{{for|the English musician|Mick Harris}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Mickey Harris
|image=MickeyHarris1949bowman.jpg
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date|1917|1|30}}
|birth_place=[New York City, New York](/source/New_York_City), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1971|4|15|1917|1|30}}
|death_place=[Farmington, Michigan](/source/Farmington%2C_Michigan), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 23
|debutyear=1940
|debutteam=Boston Red Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 3
|finalyear=1952
|finalteam=Cleveland Indians
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=59–71
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=4.18
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=534
|teams=
* [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) ({{mlby|1940}}–{{mlby|1941}}, {{mlby|1946}}–{{mlby|1949}})
* [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) ({{mlby|1949}}–{{mlby|1952}})
* [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|1952}})
|highlights=
* [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) ([1946](/source/1946_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game))
}}
'''Maurice Charles '''"'''Mickey'''"''' Harris''' (January 30, 1917 – April 15, 1971) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. He was a [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for nine seasons with the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox), [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)), and [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) between 1940 and 1952. Born in New York City, he batted and threw left-handed. Though plagued by chronic arm problems, Harris helped the Red Sox win the 1946 [American League](/source/American_League) pennant en route to the [1946 World Series](/source/1946_World_Series) against the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals).
==Biography==
Harris began his professional career in [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) during the 1938–1940 seasons playing for [farm team](/source/farm_team)s of the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox).[{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=harris001mau |title=Mickey Harris Minor Leagues Statistics |website=[Baseball-Reference.com](/source/Baseball-Reference.com) |access-date=October 1, 2022}}] He made his major-league debut with the Red Sox in 1940. He joined the starting rotation in 1941, along with [Dick Newsome](/source/Dick_Newsome), [Charlie Wagner](/source/Charlie_Wagner), [Lefty Grove](/source/Lefty_Grove) and [Joe Dobson](/source/Joe_Dobson). Harris responded with a 3.25 [ERA](/source/earned_run_average) and 111 [strikeout](/source/strikeout)s (8th and 5th in the AL, respectively), and his 8–14 record could have been even better with reasonable run support. After the season, he was drafted into the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army).
After being out of professional baseball for four seasons, Harris compiled a 17–9 record in 1946, as the Red Sox ran away with the pennant. In May, Harris posted eight consecutive victories, including two in [relief](/source/relief_pitcher) in two days. He was named to the [AL All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) team in the same season. After that, Harris increased arm troubles and was traded to the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) in the 1949 midseason.
In 1950, Harris led the AL pitchers in [saves](/source/Save_(baseball)) (15), relief appearances (53) and [games finished](/source/games_finished) (53). He played for the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) in 1952, his final season in the major leagues.
In a nine-season major-league career, Harris posted a 59–71 record with 534 strikeouts and a 4.18 ERA in 1050 [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched).[{{cite web |title=Mickey Harris Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrimi01.shtml |website=[Baseball-Reference.com](/source/Baseball-Reference.com) |access-date=June 23, 2022}}]
Harris died in 1971 in [Farmington, Michigan](/source/Farmington%2C_Michigan), at 54 years of age.[{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110534375/harris-rites-today/ |title=Harris Rites Today |newspaper=The Kane Republican |location=[Kane, Pennsylvania](/source/Kane%2C_Pennsylvania) |page=3 |date=April 19, 1971 |accessdate=October 1, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}]
==See also==
* [List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_saves_leaders)
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|7961358}}
* {{Baseballstats |br=h/harrimi01 |brm=harris001mau |retro=H/Pharrm101}}
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Category:1917 births
Category:1971 deaths
Category:Baseball players from New York City
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Boston Red Sox players
Category:Cleveland Indians players
Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:American League All-Stars
Category:Clarksdale Red Sox players
Category:Scranton Red Sox players
Category:United States Army personnel of World War II
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