Sonny Harris (baseball) explained

Sonny Harris
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:19 October 1914
Birth Place:Kent, Alabama
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1934
Debutteam:Baltimore Black Sox
Finalyear:1942
Finalteam:Cincinnati Buckeyes
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James "Sonny" Harris (October 19, 1914 – November 20, 1990) was an American Negro league outfielder who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Kent, Alabama, Harris was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Virgil Harris and brother-in-law of Negro leaguer Jesse Houston.

He made his Negro leagues debut with the Philadelphia Stars and Baltimore Black Sox in 1934.

In 1936, he played with the Cincinnati Tigers and played for the Tigers again the following season. Harris later played for the Cincinnati Buckeyes in 1942.[1] [2] He died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1990 at age 76.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonny Harris . seamheads.com . April 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Sonny Harris . baseball-reference.com . April 16, 2021.