James "Sonny" Harris (October 19, 1914 – November 20, 1990) was an American Negro league outfielder who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
| Sonny Harris | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 19, 1914 Kent, Alabama | |
| Died: November 20, 1990 (aged 76) Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1934, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1942, for the Cincinnati Buckeyes | |
| Teams | |
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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.
References edit
- ^ "Sonny Harris". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Sonny Harris". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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