Curtis Harris (baseball)

Biography

Curtis Harris (February 14, 1905 – August 3, 1947), born "Curtis Taplan", and nicknamed "Popeye", was an American professional baseball first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and catcher in the Negro leagues and Mexican League between 1931 and 1940. A native of Washington County, Texas, Harris made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 for the Pittsburgh Crawfords. With the Kansas City Monarchs in 1936, he was selected as the West team's starting first baseman at the East–West All-Star Game. Harris finished his career with the Philadelphia Stars, where he played from 1937 to 1940. He also played for Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League in 1940. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1947 at age 42.

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