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 Induction
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Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1975, Manager
Born: November 8, 1896, in Port Jervis, New York
Died: November 8, 1977, in Bethesda, Maryland
ML Debut: 8/28/1919
Played For: Washington Senators (1919-1928), Detroit
Tigers (1929, 1931)
Managed: 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)
Post-Season: 1924 World Series, 1925 World Series, 1947
World Series
Awards: Named Manager of the Year by The Sporting News in
1947.
Bio
Bucky Harris spent seven different decades in the majors as a
player, manager, executive, and scout. "The Boy Wonder" was 27 when
he took over as player-manager of the Washington Senators in 1924,
promptly winning two flags in a row. He hit .333 with two home runs
to lead the Senators to a World Series title in 1924. Harris also
managed the Tigers, the Red Sox and the Phillies, and led the
Yankees to a World Championship in 1947. He won 2,159 games in 29
years as a manager.
Quote
"He studies baseball as a medical student studies anatomy. He
seems to be able to get the best out of mediocre talent."
— columnist, Quentin Reynolds
Did You Know... that at the age of 13, Bucky Harris was a
breaker boy in the coal mines near Pittston, Pennsylvania?
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