Harold Hairston | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | April 6, 1922 |
Birth Place: | Raleigh, West Virginia |
Death Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1946 |
Debutteam: | Homestead Grays |
Finalyear: | 1947 |
Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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Harold Hairston (April 6, 1922 – August 25, 1998) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Raleigh, West Virginia, Hairston served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Homestead Grays, and played with the Grays again the following season.[2] [3] Hairston died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1998 at age 76.
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