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Old 12-07-2015, 09:47 AM   #1057
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Harry Land, Senior and Junior

Harry M. Land, Sr., died a few days ago on December 2. His baseball-reference.com record lists is birthdate only by year. His obit gives the specific date -- May 18, 1922. Harry was a catcher for five different minor league teams from 1940 through 1953, with time out for military service in 1944 and 1945. He also managed the Class D New Bern Bears (1950-51) and Class B Rock Hill Chiefs (1952). His photo is on the left. The photo comes from his obituary listing.

Harry M. Land, Jr., nicknamed Butch, was a minor league shortstop who made it as high as becoming a non-roster invitee to the Pittsburgh Pirates' spring camp in 1962. His photo is on the right. The photo comes from the Nevada State Journal (Reno) of August 17, 1963. It shows him with the Reno Silver Sox.
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