Bucky Harris
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Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 - November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. He was born in Port Jervis, New York and discovered by legendary baseball promoter Joe Engel, who led the Chattanooga Lookouts at Engel Stadium.
Harris spent most of his playing career as a second baseman with the Washington Senators (1919-28), playing two seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1929-30) before ending his playing career in 1931.
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| Bucky Harris is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
One of baseball's "boy managers", Harris both played for and managed the Senators beginning in 1924, directing the team to a World Series Championship in his rookie season and the AL pennant the following year.
After leaving the Senators initially in 1928 (he would twice return to manage them again from 1935-42 and from 1950-54), Harris managed the Tigers twice (1929-33, 1955-56), Boston Red Sox (1934), Philadelphia Phillies (briefly known as the Blue Jays, 1943), and the 1947 World Champion New York Yankees. He closed his 29-year managing career with the 1956 Tigers. Late in his career, Harris served two years (1959-60) as general manager of the Red Sox and as a special assistant for the expansion Washington franchise that existed from 1961-71.
Bucky Harris died in Bethesda, Maryland, on his 81st birthday.
[edit] External links
- Page at Hall of Fame
- Profile at Baseball Library
- Managerial Career at Baseball Reference
- Batting and fielding statistics at Baseball Reference
- Signature analysis and signing habits of Bucky Harris, at PSA Card
| Preceded by Donie Bush |
Washington Senators Manager 1924-1928 |
Succeeded by Walter Johnson |
| Preceded by George Moriarty |
Detroit Tigers Manager 1929-1932 |
Succeeded by Del Baker |
| Preceded by Marty McManus |
Boston Red Sox Manager 1934 |
Succeeded by Joe Cronin |
| Preceded by Joe Cronin |
Washington Senators Manager 1935-1942 |
Succeeded by Ossie Bluege |
| Preceded by Hans Lobert |
Philadelphia Phillies Manager 1943 |
Succeeded by Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Preceded by Johnny Neun |
New York Yankees Manager 1947-1948 |
Succeeded by Casey Stengel |
| Preceded by Joe Kuhel |
Washington Senators Manager 1950-1954 |
Succeeded by Chuck Dressen |
| Preceded by Fred Hutchinson |
Detroit Tigers Manager 1955–1956 |
Succeeded by Jack Tighe |
| Preceded by Joe Cronin |
Red Sox General Manager 1959 - 1960 |
Succeeded by Dick O'Connell |
Stanley Raymond Harris parents are Thomas and Catherine (Rupp) Harris .Has one Brother name Merle Harris .Merle Harris settled in West Pittston,Luzerne County ,Pennsylvania .Stanley Father born either England or Wales ,Uk.His Mother Catherine Rupp was born in Luzerne County Pennsylvania in Hughestown near Pittston Pa.We have no Clue who Stanley's Grandparents are.But his Father Thomas came over abt jun 1871 with 3 of his sibs,Eliza,Mary and George.
Categories: Baseball Hall of Fame | Baseball managers | Baseball player-managers | Major league second basemen | Boston Red Sox managers | Detroit Tigers managers | Detroit Tigers players | New York Yankees managers | Philadelphia Phillies managers | Washington Senators managers | Washington Senators players | Major league players from New York | 1896 births | 1977 deaths
