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.

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

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