Mo Harris (baseball)

Raymond Harold Harris (March 5, 1898 – July 25, 1964), nicknamed "Mo", was an American Negro league second baseman between 1918 and 1931.

Mo Harris
Second baseman
Born: (1898-03-05)March 5, 1898 Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
Died: July 25, 1964(1964-07-25) (aged 66) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1918, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1931, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Teams
Homestead Grays (1918, 1921–1922, 1925–1929) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931)

Early life and career

A native of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, Harris attended Allegheny High School. He made his Negro leagues debut with the Homestead Grays in 1918. Harris played several seasons with the Grays through 1929, then finished his playing career with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1931. After his playing days, he went on to enjoy a long umpiring career in the Negro National League.^[1][2] Harris died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1964 at age 66.

References

1. "Mo Harris". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Mo Harris". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Further reading

• Courier staff (July 7, 1923). "Off the Bat". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 7
• Courier staff (August 22, 1925) "This Pair Has Speed and Brains". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 6
• 'Monitor' (September 7, 1929). "How Come?". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16
• Courier staff (March 14, 1931). "'Mo' Harris to Manage Black Hawks". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 15

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads