Bill Harrington (baseball)

Bill Harrington
Pitcher
Born: (1928-10-03)October 3, 1928
Sanford, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 21, 2022(2022-01-21) (aged 93)
Garner, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1953, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1956, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record5–5
Earned run average5.03
Strikeouts40
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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William Womble Harrington (October 3, 1928 – January 21, 2022) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in 58 games (all but two in relief) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics during the 1953, 1955 and 1956 seasons. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).[1]

Career

Harrington signed with the Athletics in 1949 and played several years of minor league baseball, winning 17, 19 and 20 games in the Class D Tobacco State League (1949), Class A Sally League (1952) and Double-A Southern Association (1958), and 115 minor league games over eleven seasons.[2] He spent the entire 1955 campaign on the Athletics' roster and put up his best year, splitting six decisions with an earned run average of 4.11 in 34 games and 76⅔ innings pitched. During his major league career, Harrington issued 67 walks and gave up 114 hits, with 40 strikeouts in 116⅓ innings pitched.[1] He retired from baseball after the 1961 season.[2]

Personal life

Harrington died on January 21, 2022, in Garner, North Carolina.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Major League statistics from Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference
  3. ^ "Obituary for Billy Womble Harrington". City of Oaks Cremation. January 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.


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