Lum Harris

Harris with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955

Pitcher / Manager

Born: January 17, 1915
New Castle, Alabama

Died: November 11, 1996 (aged 81)
Pell City, Alabama

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 19, 1941, for the Philadelphia Athletics

Last MLB appearance

May 11, 1947, for the Washington Senators

MLB statistics

Win–loss record

35–63

Earned run average

4.16

Strikeouts

232

Managerial record

466–488

Winning %

488

Teams

As player

Philadelphia Athletics (1941–1946)
Washington Senators (1947)

As manager

As coach

Chalmer Luman Harris (January 17, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher, coach, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball.

Born in the village of New Castle, Alabama, his playing career began with the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association in 1937. His catcher that season was Paul Richards, who in 1938 became Atlanta's player-manager. Richards and Harris would form a decades-long association in baseball at the minor and Major League levels.

The 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 185 lb (84 kg) Harris compiled a 35–63 record with a 4.16 earned-run average in 151 American League games with the Philadelphia Athletics and (briefly) Washington Senators in 1941–44 and 1946–47. He allowed 874 hits and 265 bases on balls in 820 innings pitched and 151 games, with 232 strikeouts.

The remainder of Harris' Major League career would be spent working in tandem with Richards, initially as a coach with the Chicago White Sox (1951–54), Baltimore Orioles (1955–61), and Houston Colt .45s (1962–64). In each case he worked under Richards, who was either his manager, general manager, or (in Baltimore from 1955 to 1958) both. Despite his playing background, Harris was never a pitching coach; he usually served as a third-base coach.

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