Willie Harris

William Charles Harris

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 195 lb.
• School Middle Georgia College, Kennesaw State University
• High School Cairo High School
• Debut September 2, 2001
• Final Game June 24, 2012
• Born June 22, 1978 in Cairo, GA USA

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Biographical Information

Willie Harris, who scored the winning run for the Chicago White Sox in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, is from the same hometown as Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. He went 6 for 6 with 2 triples and 6 RBI on July 21, 2007, becoming the second player in Atlanta Braves history with a 6-hit game, 37 years after Felix Millan did it.

In 2016, Harris was appointed hitting coach of the Great Falls Voyagers, a White Sox affiliate in the Pioneer League. He became a manager with the Winston-Salem Dash in 2017 and moved up to the Double A Eastern League in 2018, managing the Richmond Flying Squirrels. In 2021, he was named third base coach of the Chicago Cubs, staying until the end of the 2024 season.

He is a nephew of Ernest Riles.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Chicago White Sox in 2005

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2017	Winston-Salem Dash	Carolina League	56-84	10th	Chicago White Sox
2018	Richmond Flying Squirrels	Eastern League	62-76	12th	San Francisco Giants
2019	Richmond Flying Squirrels	Eastern League	55-84	12th	San Francisco Giants
2025	Daytona Tortugas	Florida State League			Cincinnati Reds

Further Reading

• Bill Ladson: "Willie Harris aims to fulfill Jackie's dream of becoming a manager", mlb.com, April 14, 2022. [1]

Related Sites

• Willie Harris on mlb.com