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Harris batted over .300 each of his full seasons except his last. A starting outfielder for the Red Sox in 1922-23 before moving to first base in 1924, Harris was traded to Washington in 1925 and hit .323 to help the Senators to the pennant. He batted .440 with three HR in the seven-game WS loss to Pittsburgh. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 10, 1919: After PH Joe Harris triples with three on base to give Cleveland a 7-3 lead in the last of the eighth, reliever Elmer Myers gives up a run, then loads the bases on walks. In comes little-used lefty Fritz Coumbe. Up steps Babe Ruth who hit his second HR of the day for an 8-7 Red Sox win. Out goes Indians' manager Lee Fohl, fired for the move. In comes CF Tris Speaker to manage the Tribe. He will bring them home in second place and stay as skipper for seven years. » February 4, 1922: Joe Harris, formerly with Cleveland, is reinstated by Judge Landis because of his good war record. Harris had been on the ineligible list for having played with and against ineligible players in independent games. "His service in France, where he was gassed after bitter fighting, caused him to do things he might not have done," says Judge Landis in reinstating him. » April 24, 1922: It takes 11 innings, but Carl Mays and the Yankees edge the Athletics, 6–4. It is Mays' 18th consecutive win against the A's. A 2-run homer by Wally Pipp off Joe Harris decides the game. » October 7, 1925: Walter Johnson (20-7) opens the World Series in Pittsburgh. A 5th-inning home run by Pie Traynor is the only damaging blow, as Johnson fans 10 of the heavy-hitting Bucs for a 4–1 win over Lee Meadows (19-10). Sam Rice, Joe Harris, and Ossie Bluege, with two hits each, drive in the Senators' runs. » October 10, 1925: For game three it's clear but bitterly cold in Washington following a rainstorm that caused the game to be rescheduled. President Coolidge throws out the first ball. The Pirates hold a slim 3–2 lead after 6. A walk and two singles score two in the 8th for Washington, and Firpo Marberry (8-6) closes it. Joe Harris has two hits for the 3rd time; he'll lead the Senators with .440. Sam Rice makes a controversial game-saving play in the 8th, tumbling into the stands in the right corner to spear a long drive by Earl Smith. About 15 seconds later he emerges with the ball. Despite the Pirates' arguments that a fan might have given it to him, ump Cy Rigler calls Smith out. Questioned about it for the rest of his life, Rice leaves a letter, to be opened after his death (in 1974), in which he states: "At no time did I lose possession of the ball." » October 11, 1925: Before a home crowd of 36,000, Walter Johnson wins his 3rd straight World Series contest over two years. He blanks the Bucs on six hits, only two out of the infield, and fans just 2. A 3-run home run by Goose Goslin in the 4th followed by Joe Harris's round-tripper–the first back-to-back home runs in World Series history—give the Senators a 4–0 win and 3–1 Series advantage. Veteran Babe Adams gives up two hits but pitches a scoreless 9th for the Bucs: Babe's last World Series appearance was winning game seven in the 1909 World Series. » October 12, 1925: In game 5, Stan Coveleski goes out to finish off the Pirates, but a lapse of control costs him two in the 3rd. Joe Harris's 3rd home run ties it in the 4th. In the 7th, a walk and three hits net two runs and drive Coveleski off the mound. The Pirates' 13-hit attack produces a 6–3 win. » May 31, 1927: Led by Joe Harris, the Pirates score nine runs in the last four innings to beat the Cubs, 10–9. Harris has five hits, including a double and two triples, for the first place Pirates. » June 8, 1928: The Pirates trade OF Joe Harris and C Johnny Gooch to Brooklyn for C Charlie Hargreaves.