Isaiah Harris
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Isaiah "Lefty" Harris was a pitcher
in Negro League baseball
. He played for the Memphis Red Sox
in 1949 and 1950. In 1950, he went 9-4 with a 3.13 earned run average
. He was considered one of the best pitchers in the Negro American League
western division.
Harris pitched two no-hitter
s in the span of six days, and he pitched in the 1950 and 1955 East-West All-Star Game.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in Negro League baseball
Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
. He played for the Memphis Red Sox
Memphis Red Sox
The Memphis Red Sox were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Memphis, Tennessee from the 1920s until the end of segregated baseball....
in 1949 and 1950. In 1950, he went 9-4 with a 3.13 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
. He was considered one of the best pitchers in the Negro American League
Negro American League
The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937, and continued to exist until 1960...
western division.
Harris pitched two no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
s in the span of six days, and he pitched in the 1950 and 1955 East-West All-Star Game.