Joseph White Harris (February 1, 1882 – April 12, 1966) was a

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who played from

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia ( Shostakovich's 11th Symphony ...

through

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco ...

for the

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. Listed at , 198 lb., Harris batted and threw

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. He was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. In a three-season career, Harris posted a 3–30 record with a 3.35

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in 45 appearances, including 32 starts, 26 complete games, one

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, 12

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, two saves, 137 strikeouts, 88 walks, and 317.0 innings of work. On September 1, 1906, Harris earned the distinction of pitching the longest game in

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(Americans) history. The game lasted 24 innings, with the Red Sox eventually losing 4-1 to the Philadelphia Athletics.Longest Red Sox Game
article at CelebrateBoston.com Harris died in his home of Melrose, Massachusetts, at age 84 and is buried in Wyoming Cemetery there.

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