Harry Blake
Outfielder, Baseball Player
1874 – 1919
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Who was Harry Blake?
Harry Cooper Blake was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in the late 19th century.
He was the first major league player from Portsmouth, Ohio. He played for the Cleveland Spiders and for the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899. He was a member of the Cleveland team that defeated the Baltimore Orioles four games to one to win the 1895 Temple Cup. In 1898, he finished fourth in the league in sacrifice hits with 23.
Blake died in Chicago of burns inflicted by an accidental fire.
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1874
Portsmouth - Profession
- Lived in
- Portsmouth
- Died
- Oct 14, 1919
Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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