One of my interests is baseball history, and in 1985 I joined
SABR (the Society for American
Baseball Research). Some of my ancestors—my grandfather Dave
and his brothers Joe and Jack—played professional baseball in
the early part of the 20th century. A sister-in-law married
another player— Ed Rodebaugh. On my mother’s side of the family,
her brother Dick pitched in the Indians system in the late 1940s.
One of my ongoing projects is to dig up what I can about their careers.
Joe had a ten year career in the major league’s. His .317 lifetime
batting average places him at #62
all time, just below Roberto Clemente.
I have recently (July/2003) discovered that another of the Harris brothers, Tom, was a
pro. Joe and Tom were teammates on the 1912 McKeesport Tubers team in the
Ohio & Pennsylvania League.
Joe Harris
Hitting Streak Calculator
Jul/8/2003
