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This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: 1924 Washington Senators World Series Championship Team, Washington Senators players, Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Walter Johnson, 1924 World Series, 1925 World Series, 1933 World Series, Al Simmons, Bill Barrett, Bobo Newsom, Bucky Harris, Charlie Smith, Chick Gandil, Clark Griffith, Doc Cramer, Doc Gessler, Early Wynn, Earl Battey, Ed Delahanty, Ewart Walker, Floyd Baker, Frank Schulte, Gavvy Cravath, Gene Bearden, George Mullin, George Sisler, Germany Schaefer, Goose Goslin, Harmon Killebrew, Heinie Manush, Jackie Jensen, Jack Tobin, Jake Atz, Jake Stahl, Jesse Tannehill, Jim Delahanty, Jim Kaat, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, John Anderson, Jose Acosta, Julio Becquer, Kid Elberfeld, Moe Berg, Nick Altrock, Patsy Donovan, Pete Appleton, Pete Runnels, Rick Ferrell, Sam Rice, Stan Coveleski, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, Wes Ferrell, Whitey Herzog, Win Mercer. Excerpt: Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. He was born in Port Jervis, New York and discovered by baseball promoter Joe Engel, who led the Chattanooga Lookouts at Engel Stadium. Harris spent most of his playing career as a second baseman with the Washington Senators (1919-28), playing two seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1929-30) before ending his playing career in 1931. One of baseball's "boy managers," Harris both played for and managed the Senators beginning in 1924, directing the team to a World Series Championship in his rookie season and the AL pennant the following year. After leaving the Senators initially in 1928 (he would twice return to manage them again from 1935-42 and from 1950-54), Harris managed the Tigers twice (1929-33, 1955-56), Boston Red Sox (1934), Philadelphia Phillies (briefly known as the Blue Jays, 1943), and the 1947 World Champion New York Yankees. He closed his 29-year managing career...
