Researching Earl Harrist
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The name Earl means "Nobleman, warrior" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Earl Harrist on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Earl Harrist and the Harrist Genealogy
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Harrist Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Earl Harrist. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Earl Harrist
Earl Harrist
Earl "Irish" Harrist (April 20, 1919 – September 7, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers between 1945 and 1953. Harrist batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dubach, Louisiana.
In five seasons, Harrist had a win–loss record of 12–28 in 132 games, started 24 games, 2 complete games, 50 games finished, 10 saves, 383 innings pitched, 391 hits allowed, 217 runs allowed, 185 earned runs allowed, 20 home runs allowed, 193 walks allowed, 162 strikeouts, 20 hit batsmen, 9 wild pitches, 1,705 batters faced and a 4.34 ERA. He led the American League in Hit Batsmen (10) in 1952.
Harrist died in Simsboro, Louisiana on September 7, 1998 at the age of 79.
Source: Earl Harrist, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Harrist
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