| Harrisburg Miners | |
| Firstseason: | 1910 |
| Lastseason: | 1913 |
| Allyears: | 1910–1911, 1913 |
| City: | Harrisburg, Illinois |
| Class Level: | Class D (1910–1911, 1913) |
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| Majorleague: | Unaffiliated |
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| Ballpark: | Unknown |
| Leaguenum: | 0 |
| Leaguechamps: | None |
The Harrisburg Miners was the primary moniker of the Minor League Baseball team that played in Harrisburg, Illinois, from 1910 to 1911 and 1913.[1] They began the 1910 season as members of the Class D Southern Illinois League (SIL) as the Harrisburg Merchants.[1] The league disbanded on July 11,[2] and the Merchants moved to the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (KITTY League) on July 24.[3] Their SIL record was 6–17 (.261).[2] In the KITTY League, they went 29–29 (.500).[3]
They continued in the KITTY League in 1911 as the Harrisburg Miners. The Miners won their season opener on the road against the McLeansboro Miners, 4–1, on May 17.[4] On August 13, the league's directors voted to transfer the team to Jackson, Tennessee.[5] The team's management claimed to have lost some US$1,700 due to poor attendance.[5] Harrisburg won its last two games, 3–1 and 3–0, in a doubleheader on the road against the Fulton Colonels on August 12.[6] The team's record in Harrisburg was 8–15 (.348).[7] The franchise relocated to Jackson where it became the Jackson Climbers.[7]
The Harrisburg Coal Miners returned to play in the 1913 KITTY League. The team finished 42–85 to place 7th in the eight–team league, playing under player/manager King Brockett. The Harrisburg franchise did not return to play in 1914, as the league reduced to six teams.[8] [9]
The only member of the Miners team to also play in Major League Baseball was Ernie Gust (1910–1911), who played three games with the St. Louis Browns in August 1911.[10]