Bob Harrison (baseball)
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Robert Lee Harrison is a retired American
professional baseball
player, a right-handed pitcher
who had two one-game end-of-season trials in Major League Baseball
for the Baltimore Orioles
in and . He batted left-handed
, stood 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (80.7 kg).
In 1955, after a 14–12 win–loss record in the Class A Western League
, Harrison was called to Baltimore when the rosters expanded in September. He relieved
starting pitcher
Eddie Lopat
in the fifth inning of the second game of a twinight doubleheader
on September 23 at Griffith Stadium
against the Washington Senators
. Harrison hurled two innings and surrendered four bases on balls, two hits
and two earned runs in a 7–3 Oriole defeat.
The following season, Harrison won 10 games and lost 12 in a year split between the Double-A Texas League
and the Open-Classification Pacific Coast League
. Recalled by the Orioles again, he started on September 26, 1956, at Memorial Stadium
against the eventual world champion New York Yankees
. He lasted only 1⅔ innings, giving up three earned runs, three hits and five walks. However, Harrison was not charged with the 11–6 Baltimore defeat, as Hal Brown
, who relieved him in the second inning, gave up the winning run.
Altogether Harrison appeared in two MLB games
, pitched in 3⅔ innings, and gave up five earned runs, six hits, and five bases on balls. He did not record a strikeout
. His eight-year pro career concluded after the 1958 season.
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professional baseball
Professional baseball
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player, a right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who had two one-game end-of-season trials in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
for the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
in and . He batted left-handed
Left-handed
Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. In ancient times it was seen as a sign of the devil, and was abhorred in many cultures...
, stood 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (80.7 kg).
In 1955, after a 14–12 win–loss record in the Class A Western League
Western League (defunct minor league)
The Western League is a name given to several circuits in American minor league baseball. Its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League...
, Harrison was called to Baltimore when the rosters expanded in September. He relieved
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
Eddie Lopat
Eddie Lopat
Edmund Walter ""The Junkman"" Lopat was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Lopat was born in New York, New York. His Major League debut was on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox....
in the fifth inning of the second game of a twinight doubleheader
Doubleheader (baseball)
A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
on September 23 at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...
against the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
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. Harrison hurled two innings and surrendered four bases on balls, two hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
and two earned runs in a 7–3 Oriole defeat.
The following season, Harrison won 10 games and lost 12 in a year split between the Double-A Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
and the Open-Classification Pacific Coast League
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...
. Recalled by the Orioles again, he started on September 26, 1956, at Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...
against the eventual world champion New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
. He lasted only 1⅔ innings, giving up three earned runs, three hits and five walks. However, Harrison was not charged with the 11–6 Baltimore defeat, as Hal Brown
Hal Brown
Hector Harold Brown , nicknamed "Skinny," is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Baltimore Orioles , New York Yankees and Houston Colt .45's...
, who relieved him in the second inning, gave up the winning run.
Altogether Harrison appeared in two MLB games
Games played
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, pitched in 3⅔ innings, and gave up five earned runs, six hits, and five bases on balls. He did not record a strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
. His eight-year pro career concluded after the 1958 season.