Vic Harris (outfielder)
American baseball player and manager (1905-1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elander Victor Harris (June 10, 1905 – February 23, 1978)[1] was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in the Negro leagues. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 168 lb., Harris batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Vic Harris | |
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Outfielder / Manager | |
Born: (1905-06-10)June 10, 1905 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | |
Died: February 23, 1978(1978-02-23) (aged 72)[1] San Fernando, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1922, for the Pittsburgh Keystones | |
Last Negro leagues appearance | |
1947, for the Homestead Grays | |
Negro leagues[lower-alpha 1] statistics | |
Batting average | .303 |
Home runs | 31 |
Hits | 738 |
Runs scored | 481 |
Runs batted in | 391 |
Managerial record | 547–278–20 |
Winning percentage | .663 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicknamed "Vicious Vic", he was noted as one of the toughest players of his era along with one of the best managers in black baseball. Harris managed the Grays to first place in the Negro National League eight times (most for any manager in the Negro leagues) along with a Negro World Series title in 1948, the final one held in all of black baseball. He was also named to the East–West All-Star Game seven times.[4] In eleven seasons as manager, he never had a losing season.