Harry Byrd
Harry Gladwin Byrd
Born: February 3, 1925
Darlington, SC US
Deceased: May 14, 1985
Darlington, SC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 188
Career: 1946-1961
Major League Statistics
Harry Byrd compiled a career record of 118 wins and 128 losses and a 3.67 ERA in his 370-game pitching career with the Martinsville Athletics, Savannah Indians, Buffalo Bisons, Charleston Senators, Birmingham Barons, Omaha Cardinals, Miami Marlins, Portland Beavers and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CARL | Martinsville Athletics | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0.00 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 236.0 | 224 | 125 | 108 | 172 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 16 | 13 | .552 | 5.56 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 199.0 | 221 | 148 | 123 | 103 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| 1948 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4.09 | 42 | 233.0 | 223 | 140 | 106 | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4.67 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 54.0 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Martinsville Athletics | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 41.0 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.75 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 108.0 | 134 | 91 | 81 | 65 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 18 | 14 | .562 | 3.59 | 33 | 31 | 248.0 | 239 | 124 | 99 | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.06 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 153.0 | 171 | 76 | 69 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.62 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 56 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.08 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 65.0 | 52 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.94 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.05 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 131.0 | 129 | 66 | 59 | 12 | 53 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 8 | 16 | .333 | 3.52 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 202.0 | 188 | 85 | 79 | 21 | 65 | 8 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.61 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 170.0 | 173 | 94 | 87 | 18 | 43 | 125 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 3 | 1 | .750 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 18 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 118 | 128 | .480 | 3.67 | 370 | 142 | 0 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 1911.0 | 1940 | 1058 | 780 | 73 | 758 | 19 | 860 | 55 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CARL | Martinsville Athletics | 39 | 99 | 96 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .177 | .177 | .208 | .385 | 20 | 3 | |||||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 38 | 79 | 72 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .167 | .221 | .208 | .429 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 42 | 70 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .157 | .186 | .343 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 10 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 21 | 45 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .256 | .289 | .279 | .568 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 34 | 93 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .151 | .151 | .301 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 24 | 65 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .138 | .167 | .138 | .305 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 10 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 28 | 49 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .170 | .156 | .326 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 42 | 70 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .164 | .215 | .180 | .396 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 30 | 63 | 59 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .220 | .220 | .254 | .475 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Portland Beavers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | 3 | |||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | 3 | |||||
| Totals | 347 | 700 | 660 | 34 | 107 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 69 | .162 | .183 | .182 | .365 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CARL | Martinsville Athletics | P | 38 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 1.184 |
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 37 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 2 | .843 | 1.162 |
| 1948 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Martinsville Athletics | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 21 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.238 |
| 1951 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 24 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.083 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 28 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | .929 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .312 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 42 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.024 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 29 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .724 |
| Totals | 348 | 69 | 189 | 12 | 12 | .956 | .741 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | Carolina League | Martinsville Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1947 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
| 1948 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
| 1949 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
| 1949 | B | Carolina League | Martinsville Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHA | ||
| 1951 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SLN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | KC1 |
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