Harrington was born in Hamden, Ohio, on August 12, 1868. His father was the manager of the Keokuk, Iowa, baseball club in 1885.[1] At the age of 16, Jerry Harrington began to play semi-professional baseball with the Bonaparte, Iowa, team.[1] Two years later, Harrington began to play with the Creston, Iowa, ball club of the Iowa League.[1]
Professional careerEdit
In 1888, Harrington began his professional career in the Central Interstate League. That season, he played for the Danville Browns, the Davenport club, and the Decatur club. Harrington continued to play in the Central Interstate League in 1889 with the Davenport Hawkeyes/Monmouth Browns. Harrington made his major league debut on April 30, 1890, with the Cincinnati Reds. In his first season, he batted .246 with 25 runs, 58 hits, seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 23 RBIs, and four stolen bases in 65 games. Lee Allen, author of The Cincinnati Reds, wrote that Harrington and fellow player Billy Rhines were two top prospects when they joined the Reds, although nearly unknown today.[2] It was also said that Harrington could throw out a baserunner from his knees.[2] In 1891, Harrington's second season with the Reds, he batted .228 with 25 runs, 76 hits, 10 doubles, five triples, two home runs, 41 RBIs, and four stolen bases in 92 games. In David L. Porter's Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q–Z, it was noted that Rhines, Harrington and fellow Reds teammate Pete Browning received fines and suspensions because of misbehavior outside of baseball.[3] Harrington played his final season with the Reds in 1892. In 22 games, Harrington batted .213 with six runs, 13 hits, one double, and three RBIs. In 1893, Harrington joined the Louisville Colonels, which would prove to be his final season in professional baseball. With the Colonels, Harrington batted .111 with four runs, four hits, one double, and three RBIs in 10 games.
Later lifeEdit
After his professional baseball career was over, Harrington resided in Keokuk, Iowa.[2] There, Harrington became the assistant chief of police.[2] In 1913, Harrington was struck in the head with a beer bottle by Tom Merrit, described in Lee Allen's book The Cincinnati Reds as a "thug."[2] Harrington was stabbed to death on April 16, 1913, while trying to break up a barroom brawl at the age of 45 and was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk, Iowa.
ReferencesEdit
^ abc"Jeremiah Peter "Jerry" Harrington". Keokuk Baseball History Web Site. Internet Solutions, Inc. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
^ abcdeAllen, Lee (2006). The Cincinnati Reds. Kent State University Press. pp. 37, 41. ISBN0-87338-886-0. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
^Porter, David L. (2000). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 1271. ISBN0-313-31176-5. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
External linksEdit
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
October 16, 2023
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