Chalmer Luman "Lum" Harris (January 17, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent
Born in New Castle, Alabama, his playing career began with the Atlanta Crackers of the A1 Southern Association in 1937. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The Atlanta Crackers (distinct from the Atlanta Black Crackers) were Minor league baseball teams based in Atlanta Georgia between 1901 and 1965 The Southern Association was a higher-level Minor league in American organized Baseball from 1902 through 1961 His catcher that season was Paul Richards, who in 1938 became Atlanta's player-manager. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Paul Rapier Richards ( November 21, 1908 &mdash May 4, 1986) was an American player manager, scout and executive Richards and Harris would form a decades-long association in baseball at the minor and major league levels.
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 from 1941-47. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The remainder of his 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). The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In each case he worked under Richards, who was either his manager, general manager, or (in Baltimore from 1955-58) both.
In 1965, Harris was promoted by Richards to manager of the newly rechristened Houston Astros, serving for the team's debut season in the Astrodome. For the aeronautical use see Astrodome (aviation Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome It was actually his second major league managerial post: he had briefly managed Baltimore in September 1961 when Richards resigned to take the front office reins of the expansion franchise in Houston. Athletics Marathon August 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner
After Richards became vice president for baseball operations (in effect, general manager) of the Atlanta Braves of the National League during 1966, Harris followed as manager of AAA Richmond, and, then, from 1968 to the middle of the 1972 season, as manager of the big-league Braves. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, The Richmond Braves were the AAA Minor league baseball affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and played in the International League. Harris led Atlanta to the first-ever National League West Division championship in 1969, but his Braves lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual world champion New York Mets in three straight games. The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
When the Braves slumped, Richards was fired during the 1972 season, and Harris was replaced as manager by former Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews ( October 13 1931 – February 18 2001) was a Hall of Fame Third baseman in Major Harris' final major league managerial record was 466-488.
Harris died of diabetes at age 81 in Pell City, Alabama. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Pell City is a city in St Clair County, Alabama, United States. His final resting place is located at Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery. Elmwood Cemetery is a 412- Acre (167-hectare Cemetery established in the 1880s (as Elm Leaf Cemetery on the western side of Birmingham in Jefferson
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record and playing statistics
- Lum Harris at Find A Grave
| Preceded by Paul Richards |
Baltimore Orioles Manager 1961 |
Succeeded by Billy Hitchcock |
| Preceded by Harry Craft |
Houston Colt .45's/Astros Manager 1964-1965 |
Succeeded by Grady Hatton |
| Preceded by Ken Silvestri |
Atlanta Braves Manager 1968-1972 |
Succeeded by Eddie Mathews |
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