Harold Hairston (baseball)

Harold Hairston
Pitcher
Born: (1922-04-06)April 6, 1922
Raleigh, West Virginia, U.S.
Died: August 25, 1998(1998-08-25) (aged 76)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1947, for the Homestead Grays
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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Harold Hairston (April 6, 1922 – August 25, 1998) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Raleigh, West Virginia, Hairston served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Homestead Grays, and played with the Grays again the following season.[2][3] Hairston died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1998 at age 76.

References

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Harold Hairston". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Harold Hairston". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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