Description
Harry Lord
Born: March 8, 1882 in Porter, Maine
Died: August 9, 1948 (aged 66) in Westbrook, Maine
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 165 lbs.
Position: Third Baseman
Played For:
Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907–1910)
Chicago White Sox (1910–1914)
Buffalo Blues (1915)
Biography:
Harry Lord was born in Porter, Maine on March 8, 1882, and graduated from Bates College in 1908. Lord was 25 years old when he began to play professionally in September 25, 1907, with the Boston Americans. Harry Lord was a third baseman for eleven years (1906–1915), one in college (1905), nine in the majors (1907–1915) and two in the minors (1906–1907).[1] His first professional engagement was at Kezar Falls, Maine. He attended Bates College, where he graduated in 1908 and pitched for the baseball team.
He broke into Organized Baseball at age 24 in 1906, with Worcester in the New England League and the next year moved up to Providence in the Eastern League. His performance there caught the attention of the Boston Americans and, at 26 years of age, he began playing professionally on September 25, 1907, for Boston. He played for with the team for three years. On May 30, 1908, Washington Senators’s Jerry Freeman’s single was the only hit allowed by Boston’s Cy Young. Lord had four hits to back Cy’s pitching. On April 21, 1909, Lord stole home on the front end of a triple steal in the bottom of the seventh, with Tris Speaker taking third and Doc Gessler taking second. The Sox won the game, 6-2.[2]
On June 30, 1910, the Philadelphia Athletics held a benefit for the widow and children of Mike “Doc” Powers, who had died a few days after the team opened Shibe Park in 1909. Players from the Washington, New York and Boston AL teams took part in a six-inning game against the A’s, and also in pre-game contests before 12,000 fans. In one of these contests Lord was timed from home to first in 3.4 seconds. After baseball he managed several minor league teams, ending his baseball career in 1925 at age 43.
At times, Lord inspired his teammates with his hustle, earning him the White Sox captaincy; at other times, it seemed he didn’t want to play. The two years he batted more than .310 (1909 and 1911), he followed with marks of .267. In 1913, he set single-season American League records for fewest chances accepted (364) and fewest assists (221) by a third baseman in 150 or more games.
After managing in the minors, he entered a number of business ventures in Portland, Maine. His hobbies were “my son and my daughter”.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lord
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lordha01
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7ef30196
