Year Inducted: 1982
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Women's Fast Pitch

Bio
The first African-American woman inducted into the Hall of Fame, Harris played for a team called the Sunshine Girls in 1948. They played a game in Phoenix against the PBSW Ramblers who noticed Harris not only had control and speed as a pitcher but could hit and had speed on the basepaths. Harris eventually joined the Ramblers and between 1950-1975 played for the Ramblers, the Yakima, WA Webcats and the Sun City, AZ Saints. Three times Billie was selected a first-team All-America, twice as a pitcher (1969 and 1958) and once as a utility player (1959). In the 1958 ASA national championship, she compiled a 5-2 pitching record with an ERA of 0.14. In 1959, she batted .347 (8-for-23). Harris starred both as a pitcher and hitter in the 1969 national and was named the tourney MVP. She won four of five games on the mound and batted .400 (8-for-20) to lead her team to a third-place finish. SHe won more than 20 games in 15 ASA nationals. Playing in the Pacific Coast Women’s League from 1953-1975, she had a .260 batting average with 264 hits in 370 games. She scored 123 runs and drove in 59 runs.