| Rit Harrison | |
| Position: | Catcher / Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Haverstraw, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutteam: | New Haven Elm Citys |
| Debutdate: | May 20 |
| Debutyear: | 1875 |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finalteam: | New Haven Elm Citys |
| Finaldate: | May 20 |
| Finalyear: | 1875 |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat1value: | .500 |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
| Teams: | |
Washington Ritter "Rit" Harrison (September 18, 1849 – November 7, 1888) was an American professional baseball player who played in one game as a catcher and shortstop for the New Haven Elm Citys in . Requiring a substitute for their May 20 game against the Philadelphia Athletics, the Elm Citys turned to Harrison,[1] a "local amateur".[2] He began the game at catcher, where he made two errors and gave up two passed balls, and was moved to shortstop, where he made another error. However, Harrison did well batting; he had two hits (one a double) in four at-bats, and recorded a run batted in.[3]
In 1870, Harrison was listed in the census as a painter's apprentice.[3] He married Annabella Shelton in 1877 and moved to her hometown of Waterbury, Connecticut, where he became employed as a brass turner. Harrison died in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1888,[2] [3] and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Waterbury.