Sunday, May 22, 2022

Billy Harris

Career: Pitched for the Dodgers for parts of the 1957 and 1959 seasons.

Did you know? Won 174 games, 45 of which were via shutout, in 15 pro seasons.

Post-game: Owned and operated Billy's Bullpen, a sports bar in Kennewick, WA for a quarter century ... inducted into the New Brunswick Sports HOF in 1978 and the Canadian Baseball HOF in 2008 ... died from bleeding ulcers on May 27, 2011 at the age of 80. 

Sources: Baseball Reference; baseballhappenings.net, accessed 5/22/2022; baseballhalloffame.ca, accessed, 5/22/22; Montreal Gazette, 6/28/2008.

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