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Earl Harrist

Earl Harrist (Irish)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 20, 1919 in Dubach, LA
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1945
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Browns/Senators/Reds/Tigers 1945-1953

Final Game: June 18, 1953
Died: September 7, 1998 in Simsboro, LA
Buried: Unionville Cemetery, Dubach, LA
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1938	19	CIN-min	C	14	11	.560	3.42	39						184.0	169	99	70		33							1.098	8.3		1.6			ELD · CSTL
1939	20	CIN-min	C,B	20	14	.588	3.96	42						252.1	199	152	111		179							1.498	7.1		6.4			ELD,DHM · CSTL,PIED
1940	21	CIN-min	B	14	12	.538	3.50	36						229.0	198	109	89		138							1.467	7.8		5.4			CLM · SALL
1941	22	CIN-min	A1	5	5	.500	4.82	47	11					140.0	133	91	75		100							1.664	8.6		6.4			BIR · SOUA
1942	23	CIN-min	AA	0	0		4.15	13	0		0	0		26.0	19	14	12		24	18	0	0	0			1.654	6.6		8.3	6.2	0.75	SYR · IL
1945	26	CIN	NL	2	4	.333	3.61	14	5	4	1	0	0	62.1	60	30	25	2	27	15	1	0	1	274	105	1.396	8.7	0.3	3.9	2.2	0.56

1947	28	CHW	AL	3	8	.273	3.56	33	4	12	0	0	5	93.2	85	48	37	3	49	55	3	0	4	406	103	1.431	8.2	0.3	4.7	5.3	1.12
1948	29	TOT	AL	4	6	.400	4.95	34	5	15	0	0	0	83.2	93	52	46	5	50	35	6	0	1	388	88	1.709	10.0	0.5	5.4	3.8	0.70
1948	29	CHW	AL	1	3	.250	5.87	11	1	5	0	0	0	23.0	23	17	15	4	13	14	3	0	1	106	73	1.565	9.0	1.6	5.1	5.5	1.08
1948	29	WSH	AL	3	3	.500	4.60	23	4	10	0	0	0	60.2	70	35	31	1	37	21	3	0	0	282	95	1.764	10.4	0.1	5.5	3.1	0.57

1952	33	SLB	AL	2	8	.200	4.01	36	9	13	1	0	5	116.2	119	61	52	7	47	49	10	0	1	506	97	1.423	9.2	0.5	3.6	3.8	1.04
1953	34	DET-min	AAA	9	5	.643	2.66	19	16		10	3		122.0	96	40	36	8	30	99	4	0	2			1.033	7.1	0.6	2.2	7.3	3.30	BFL · IL
1953	34	TOT	AL	1	2	.333	8.33	15	1	6	0	0	0	27.0	34	26	25	3	20	8	0	0	2	131	50	2.000	11.3	1.0	6.7	2.7	0.40
1953	34	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	7.56	7	0	3	0	0	0	8.1	9	7	7	1	5	1	0	0	1	36	56	1.680	9.7	1.1	5.4	1.1	0.20
1953	34	DET	AL	0	2	.000	8.68	8	1	3	0	0	0	18.2	25	19	18	2	15	7	0	0	1	95	48	2.143	12.1	1.0	7.2	3.4	0.47
1954	35	DET-min	AAA	3	10	.231	5.01	38	9		3	0		88.0	100	57	49	16	33	41	4	0	2			1.511	10.2	1.6	3.4	4.2	1.24	BFL · IL
1955	36	-min	Opn	5	7	.417	3.31	34	12		4	2		114.1	101	50	42	1	41	74	6	0	8			1.242	8.0	0.1	3.2	5.8	1.80	SAC · PCL
1956	37	-min	Opn	16	10	.615	3.52	32	29		9	3		204.2	192	88	80	22	58	97	6	1	6			1.221	8.4	1.0	2.6	4.3	1.67	SAC · PCL
1957	38	-min	Opn	5	13	.278	3.52	30	25		5	1		158.1	156	72	62	15	57	69	4	0	4			1.345	8.9	0.9	3.2	3.9	1.21	SAC · PCL
1958	39	LAD-min	AA,AAA	0	0			3																								VCT,SAC · TL,PCL
5 Seasons				12	28	.300	4.34	132	24	50	2	0	10	383.1	391	217	185	20	193	162	20	0	9	1705	91	1.523	9.2	0.5	4.5	3.8	0.84
162 Game Avg.				5	12	.300	4.34	58	10	22	1	0	4	167	170	95	81	9	84	71	9	0	4	743	91	1.523	9.2	0.5	4.5	3.8	0.84

CHW (3 yrs)				5	11	.313	4.25	51	5	20	0	0	5	125.0	117	72	59	8	67	70	6	0	6	548	90	1.472	8.4	0.6	4.8	5.0	1.04
WSH (1 yr)				3	3	.500	4.60	23	4	10	0	0	0	60.2	70	35	31	1	37	21	3	0	0	282	95	1.764	10.4	0.1	5.5	3.1	0.57
CIN (1 yr)				2	4	.333	3.61	14	5	4	1	0	0	62.1	60	30	25	2	27	15	1	0	1	274	105	1.396	8.7	0.3	3.9	2.2	0.56
DET (1 yr)				0	2	.000	8.68	8	1	3	0	0	0	18.2	25	19	18	2	15	7	0	0	1	95	48	2.143	12.1	1.0	7.2	3.4	0.47
SLB (1 yr)				2	8	.200	4.01	36	9	13	1	0	5	116.2	119	61	52	7	47	49	10	0	1	506	97	1.423	9.2	0.5	3.6	3.8	1.04

AL (4 yrs)			AL	10	24	.294	4.49	118	19	46	1	0	10	321.0	331	187	160	18	166	147	19	0	8	1431	88	1.548	9.3	0.5	4.7	4.1	0.89
NL (1 yr)			NL	2	4	.333	3.61	14	5	4	1	0	0	62.1	60	30	25	2	27	15	1	0	1	274	105	1.396	8.7	0.3	3.9	2.2	0.56

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1945	26	CIN	NL	62.1	5	30	34	0	1.0	4	0.4	$

1947	28	CHW	AL	93.2	4	48	51	0	1.0	3	0.2	$
1948	29	CHW	AL	23.0	1	17	14	0	1.0	-3	-0.3	$
1948	29	WSH	AL	60.2	4	35	37	-1	1.0	2	0.4	$

1952	33	SLB	AL	116.2	9	61	64	0	1.0	3	0.8	$
1953	34	CHW	AL	8.1	0	7	5	0	1.0	-2	-0.2	$
1953	34	DET	AL	18.2	1	19	11	-1	1.0	-8	-0.7	$
5 Seasons				383.1	24	217	216	-2	1.0	-1	0.6	$

CHW (3 yrs)				125.0	5	72	70	0	1.0	-2	-0.3	$
WSH (1 yr)				60.2	4	35	37	-1	1.0	2	0.4	$
CIN (1 yr)				62.1	5	30	34	0	1.0	4	0.4	$
DET (1 yr)				18.2	1	19	11	-1	1.0	-8	-0.7	$
SLB (1 yr)				116.2	9	61	64	0	1.0	3	0.8	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos
1938	19	CIN-min	C	36	71	71		9	1	0	0						.127	.127	.141	.268		10					ELD · CSTL
1939	20	CIN-min	C,B	47	96	96		18	3	0	0						.188	.188	.219	.406		21					ELD,DHM · CSTL,PIED
1940	21	CIN-min	B	37	80	80		14	0	2	0						.175	.175	.225	.400		18					CLM · SALL
1941	22	CIN-min	A1	47	40	40		7	0	0	0						.175	.175	.175	.350		7					BIR · SOUA
1942	23	CIN-min	AA	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
1945	26	CIN	NL	14	18	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	3		1

1947	28	CHW	AL	33	26	24	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	.208	.208	.208	.417	18	5	0	0	2		1
1948	29	TOT	AL	34	22	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.136	.136	.136	.273	-26	3	0	0	0		1
1948	29	CHW	AL	11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		1
1948	29	WSH	AL	23	18	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.167	.167	.167	.333	-10	3	0	0	0		1

1952	33	SLB	AL	36	35	31	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	.097	.097	.097	.194	-47	3	0	0	4		1
1953	34	DET-min	AAA	19	48	43	1	8	0	0	0	3	0		2	11	.186	.222	.186	.408		8		0	3		BFL · IL
1953	34	TOT	AL	15	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-42	0	0	0	0		1
1953	34	CHW	AL	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		/1
1953	34	DET	AL	8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-27	0	0	0	0		/1
1954	35	DET-min	AAA	38	21	18	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		3	6	.056	.190	.056	.246		1		0	0	0	BFL · IL
1955	36	-min	Opn	34	33	29	3	4	0	0	0	1	0		2	9	.138	.194	.138	.331		4	0	0	2	0	SAC · PCL
1956	37	-min	Opn	32	80	66	2	5	0	0	0	5	0		6	20	.076	.153	.076	.229		5	2	0	8	0	SAC · PCL
1957	38	-min	Opn	30	54	46	1	4	0	0	0	1	0		4	22	.087	.160	.087	.247		4	0	0	4	0	SAC · PCL
1958	39	LAD-min	AA,AAA	3	0	0		0	0	0	0											0					VCT,SAC · TL,PCL
5 Seasons				132	106	96	2	11	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	28	.115	.124	.115	.238	-34	11	1	0	9
162 Game Avg.				162	130	118	2	14	0	0	0	4	0		1	34	.115	.124	.115	.238	-34	14	1	0	11

CHW (3 yrs)				51	31	29	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	.172	.172	.172	.345	-3	5	0	0	2
WSH (1 yr)				23	18	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.167	.167	.167	.333	-10	3	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				14	18	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	3
DET (1 yr)				8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-27	0	0	0	0
SLB (1 yr)				36	35	31	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	.097	.097	.097	.194	-47	3	0	0	4

AL (4 yrs)				118	88	81	2	11	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	22	.136	.146	.136	.282	-22	11	0	0	6
NL (1 yr)				14	18	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1945	26	CIN	NL	18	-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	1

1947	28	CHW	AL	26	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$	1
1948	29	CHW	AL	4	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1948	29	WSH	AL	18	-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1

1952	33	SLB	AL	35	-6	0	0	0	0	2	1	-3	-0.4	-3	-0.3	-0.1	$	1
1953	34	CHW	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1953	34	DET	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
5 Seasons				106	-17	0	0	0	0	6	2	-9	-1.1	-9	-0.9	-0.2	$

CHW (3 yrs)				31	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$
WSH (1 yr)				18	-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$
CIN (1 yr)				18	-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$
DET (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$
SLB (1 yr)				35	-6	0	0	0	0	2	1	-3	-0.4	-3	-0.3	-0.1	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1945	CIN	NL	26	P	14	5	1	62.1	10	1	9	0	0	1.000	1.44	0.71	.963	2.18	2.17
1947	CHW	AL	28	P	33	4	0	93.2	22	3	18	1	1	.955	2.02	0.64	.955	1.92	1.90
1948	TOT	AL	29	P	34	5	0	83.2	15	6	9	0	0	1.000	1.61	0.44	.963	2.02	1.99
1948	CHW	AL	29	P	11	1	0	23.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	1.96	0.45	.964	2.03	1.99
1948	WSH	AL	29	P	23	4	0	60.2	10	4	6	0	0	1.000	1.48	0.43	.963	2.02	1.99
1952	SLB	AL	33	P	36	9	1	116.2	29	3	25	1	4	.966	2.16	0.78	.966	2.10	2.10	3	0	0%	3
1953	TOT	AL	34	P	15	1	0	27.0	10	1	8	1	0	.900	3.00	0.60	.957	1.97	1.93	2	1	33%	0
1953	CHW	AL	34	P	7	0	0	8.1	3	1	1	1	0	.667	2.16	0.29	.957	1.94	1.93	1	0	0%	0
1953	DET	AL	34	P	8	1	0	18.2	7	0	7	0	0	1.000	3.38	0.88	.957	1.98	1.92	1	1	50%	0
	5 Seasons			P	132	24	2	383.1	86	14	69	3	5	.965	1.95	0.63	.961	2.04	2.01	5	1	17%	3
	5 Seasons			TOT	132	24	2	383.1	86	14	69	3	5	.965	1.95	0.63	.961	2.04	2.01	5	1	17%	3

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Transactions

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.
November 1, 1946: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1946 rule 5 draft.
June 9, 1948: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Washington Senators for Marino Pieretti.
September 12, 1948: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Washington Senators.
August 25, 1949: Purchased by Oakland (PCL) from the New York Yankees.
November 19, 1951: Drafted by the St. Louis Browns from Oakland (PCL) in the 1951 rule 5 draft.
March 7, 1953: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.
May 23, 1953: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Chicago White Sox.
August 20, 1954: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with cash to Seattle (PCL) for Van Fletcher. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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