Harry Harper
[edit] Biography
Born on April 24, 1895 in Hackensack, New Jersey, Harry Harper (Harry Clayton Harper) played for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Brooklyn Robins over the course of his 10 year career. Harper broke into the bigs on June 27, 1913 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.47 ERA in 57 innings pitched in 1914, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Harry Harper's best season was 1916, when he posted a 2.45 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 149 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.55
| 9
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 3.47
| 50
| 29
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 57
| 45
| 1
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1915
| WAS
| A
| 19
| 10
| 4
| 4
| 1.77
| 54
| 26
| 17
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 86.1
| 66
| 1
| 40
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 34
| 14
| 10
| 2.45
| 149
| 82
| 68
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 249.2
| 209
| 4
| 101
| 0
| 9
| 8
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 31
| 11
| 12
| 3.01
| 99
| 85
| 60
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 179.1
| 145
| 1
| 106
| 0
| 10
| 5
|
| 1918
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 32
| 11
| 10
| 2.18
| 78
| 77
| 59
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 244
| 182
| 1
| 104
| 0
| 13
| 8
|
| 1919
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 31
| 6
| 21
| 3.72
| 87
| 119
| 86
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 220
| 3
| 97
| 0
| 9
| 8
|
| 1920
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 22
| 5
| 14
| 3.04
| 71
| 73
| 55
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 162.2
| 163
| 9
| 66
| 0
| 9
| 2
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| 8
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 3.76
| 22
| 23
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 52.2
| 52
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14.73
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14.73
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 218
| 170
| 57
| 75
| 2.83
| 619
| 525
| 394
| 66
| 12
| 5
| 1252.1
| 1092
| 24
| 579
| 0
| 64
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 219
| 171
| 57
| 76
| 2.87
| 623
| 531
| 400
| 66
| 12
| 5
| 1256
| 1100
| 26
| 582
| 0
| 64
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1915
| WAS
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 46
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .827
|
| 1918
| WAS
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 45
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1918
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1919
| WAS
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 47
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1920
| BOS
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 219
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 240
| 29
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| 23
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| WAS
| A
| 19
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .038
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 87
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 1
| .207
| .233
| .230
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 60
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .117
| .145
| .133
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 82
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .134
| .184
| .146
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 65
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 7
| .169
| .182
| .215
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 50
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .120
| .200
| .140
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .176
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 219
| 401
| 19
| 59
| 0
| 19
| .147
| .184
| .167
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 119
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 220
| 402
| 19
| 59
| 0
| 19
| .147
| .183
| .167
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 120
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Mike Menosky and Eddie Foster to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Braggo Roth and Red Shannon (January 20, 1920).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Waite Hoyt, Wally Schang and Mike McNally to New York Yankees in exchange for Muddy Ruel, Del Pratt, Sammy Vick and Hank Thormahlen (December 15, 1920).
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