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Jack Harshman

Positions: Pitcher and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 178lb (188cm, 80kg)

Born: July 12, 1927 in San Diego, CA us

Died: August 17, 2013 in Georgetown, TX

Buried: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA

High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: September 16, 1948 (Age 21-066d, 10,553rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1960 (Age 33-081d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: John Elvin Harshman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

ERA

3.50

217

155

1169.1

741

WHIP

1.338

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-32 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	50 (25-15-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
G Strickland	3
J Jensen	1
F Malzone	1
G Coleman	1
W Held	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Boyd	1
J Piersall	1
P Runnels	1
V Power	1
M MiÃ±oso	1
A Pilarcik	0

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	199	1	Apr 9	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	1.96	-0.03%	-0.16	P
2	200	3 (1)	Apr 15	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	201	7 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,7-5	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	3.21	0.028	7.85	0.04%	0.27	PH
4	202	8	Apr 19 (2)	BAL		WSH	L,2-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.76	-0.019	1.96	-0.03%	-0.22	P
5	203	12 (3)	Apr 25	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.05	-0.055	2.73	-0.09%	-0.44	P
6	204	16 (3)	Apr 30	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.67	-0.017	2.28	-0.03%	-0.16	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	205	20 (3)	May 5	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
8	206	25 (4)	May 10 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	6-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.03	-0.028	3.77	-0.06%	-0.35	P
9	207	32 (6)	May 17 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	5						P
10	208	35 (2)	May 20	BAL		CHW	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	9	1.46	0.067	6.32	0.18%	0.65	P
11	209	37 (1)	May 23	BAL		NYY	L,5-13	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	9						P
12	210	41 (3)	May 27	BAL		WSH	L,0-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	8						P
13	211	45 (3)	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	212	49 (3)	Jun 4	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	9	1.06	0.047	4.61	0.12%	0.44	P
15	213	57 (7)	Jun 14 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,6-9	GS-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.500	.833	9	.99	0.040	4.33	0.11%	0.38	P
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Boston Red Sox
16	214	60	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	W,7-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.417	.702	9	2.02	-0.103	1.32	-0.04%	-0.60	P
17	215	65 (4)	Jun 24	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.313	.385	.697	9	1.04	0.067	1.05	0.04%	0.72	P
18	216	69 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.357	.651	9	1.01	-0.026	1.16	-0.02%	-0.10	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	217	74 (4)	Jul 3	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.294	.357	.651	9						P
20	218	78 (3)	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-11	2-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.368	.400	.768	9	1.36	0.128	.39	0.02%	1.38	P
21	219	87 (8)	Jul 17	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	2-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.333	.375	.708	9	1.58	-0.042	.72	-0.01%	-0.38	P
22	220	90 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	8-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.318	.353	.671	9	.64	-0.017	.14	0.00%	-0.11	PH
23	221	94 (3)	Jul 25	BOS	@	KCA	L,0-3	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.318	.353	.671	9						P
24	222	97 (2)	Jul 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.318	.353	.671	9						P
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians
25	223	101	Jul 31	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.348	.353	.701	9	6.72	0.226	42.45	0.86%	1.00	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	224	102	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.333	.667	8	.17	-0.004	1.08	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
27	225	106 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.360	.333	.693	9	3.08	0.068	18.87	0.25%	0.49	PH
28	226	107	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-9	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.346	.316	.662	2	.01	0.000	.06	0.00%	-0.10	PH P
29	227	111 (3)	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.346	.316	.662	9						P
30	228	114 (2)	Aug 13	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.367	.318	.685	9	.53	-0.005	3.13	-0.02%	-0.03	P
31	229	115	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.355	.304	.659	1	.16	-0.004	.95	-0.01%	-0.48	PH
32	230	116	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,6-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.344	.292	.635	9	1.35	-0.035	7.05	-0.11%	-0.24	PH
33	231	117	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.333	.280	.613	7	2.15	-0.054	12.10	-0.18%	-0.17	PH
34	232	121 (3)	Aug 21	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.297	.241	.539	9	.14	-0.014	.81	-0.05%	-0.82	P
35	233	124 (2)	Aug 23 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-2	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.129	.275	.226	.501	9	1.15	-0.001	7.38	0.00%	-1.01	PH P
36	234	127 (2)	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.268	.219	.487	9	1.64	-0.068	23.80	-0.59%	-0.57	P
37	235	129 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.256	.206	.462	9	1.20	-0.055	13.06	-0.36%	-0.50	P
38	236	130	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.114	.250	.200	.450	9	.66	0.029	5.37	0.14%	0.25	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	237	135 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		DET	W,15-14	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.267	.200	.467	7	3.40	0.141	13.04	0.33%	0.60	PH
40	238	137 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.265	.205	.470	9	1.31	-0.072	3.84	-0.13%	-0.35	P
41	239	140 (2)	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.265	.205	.470	9						P
42	240	142 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.259	.186	.445	9	1.56	-0.105	6.32	-0.25%	-1.39	P
43	241	148 (5)	Sep 19	CLE	@	KCA	W,13-7	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.288	.250	.538	9	.29	0.033	.09	0.01%	2.15	P
44	242	150 (1)	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	7-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.295	.260	.555	9	1.76	0.066	7.90	0.18%	0.23	PH P
45	243	154 (3)	Sep 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.306	.275	.581	9	1.82	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH P
							13-32		63	51	7	10	1	0	1	8	9	0	9	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	.196	.306	.275	.581		1.22	0.267	4.93	0.22%	0.52

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