Harry Blake

Harry Blake
Harry Blake
	Outfielder
	Born: June 16, 1874; Portsmouth, Ohio
	Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 7, 1894, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
	October 9, 1899, for the St. Louis Perfectos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.252
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	253
Teams
	Cleveland Spiders (1894–1898); St. Louis Perfectos (1899);

Harry Cooper Blake (June 16, 1874 in Portsmouth, Ohio – October 14, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois) 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 (1894–1898) 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.

External links

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