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Harold Hairston
Pitcher
Born: (1922-04-06)April 6, 1922
Raleigh, West Virginia
Died: August 25, 1998(1998-08-25) (aged 76)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1946, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1947, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
  • Homestead Grays (1946–1947)

Harold Hairston (April 6, 1922 – August 25, 1998) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Raleigh, West Virginia, Hairston served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Homestead Grays, and played with the Grays again the following season. Hairston died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1998 at age 76.

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