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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1953. | * Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1953. | ||
| - | * Self-identified as African-American. | + | * Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry. |
* Hitting a home run on the night his son was born was his biggest thrill. | * Hitting a home run on the night his son was born was his biggest thrill. | ||
| - | * Social | + | * Social Secuity Death Index account number 418-16-3294 shows he was born on January 29, 1920. |
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* Started pro career in 1944 with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. | * Started pro career in 1944 with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. | ||
| - | * In his first game game with the Clowns after the batter ahead of him was given an intentional | + | * In his first game game with the Clowns after the batter ahead of him was given an intentional |
| + | pass, Hariston tripled. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Played one year of Legion ball. | * Played one year of Legion ball. | ||
| - | + | == Achievements == | |
* Won the batting title in both the Negro American League and the Venezuelan Winter League. | * Won the batting title in both the Negro American League and the Venezuelan Winter League. | ||
| - | = | + | = Source == |
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
