Harry Short (baseball)
| Harry H. Short | |||
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| Second baseman Shortstop Outfielder |
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Born: April 16, 1878 Plymouth, Indiana |
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Died: November 20, 1954 (aged 76) Garden City, Kansas |
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| South Texas League debut | |||
| 1906, for the Austin Senators | |||
| Last Central Kansas League appearance | |||
| 1911, for the Concordia Travelers | |||
| Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .254 | ||
| Stolen bases | 210 | ||
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Harry H. Short (April 16, 1878 in Plymouth, Indiana – November 20, 1954 in Garden City, Kansas) was a minor league baseball player and manager. He played on two league championship Austin Senators teams (in 1906 and 1907), and led the league in stolen bases in 1907 with 78.
In 1906, Short began his baseball career as a shortstop with the Austin Senators, who were part of the South Texas League that year. The 1906 Senators won their league championship by default when the Houston Buffaloes refused to stop using non-league players. He remained with the Senators in 1907, a year in which he led the league in stolen bases with 78 and won another league championship.
During 1907, the Senators would post one of the most lopsided victories in baseball history, by defeating the San Antonio Bronchos in the second game of a doubleheader 44-0. During this game, Short scored seven runs on five hits, stole four bases and hit a double and a triple.
Short played again for Austin in 1908, before splitting 1909 between the Houston Buffaloes and Waco Navigators. In 1910, he left the Texas League for the Central Kansas League, where he became player-manager of the team in Concordia. His teams won league championships in 1910 and 1911, before Short left baseball.
During his managerial career, Short's teams were alternately referred to as "Short's Boosters" or "Short's Travelers". In both years, his teams won their league championship.
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