Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harry Short (baseball)


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The result was keep. Ben · Salvidrim!  &#9993;  17:09, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Harry Short (baseball)

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Non-notable minor league baseball player. Played and managed for only six seasons in low-level minor leagues. Fails WP:BASE/N and WP:GNG. Penale52 (talk) 00:48, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep appears to have third party sources, enough to pass WP:GNG. Granted being just a minor league player is not a pass, but passing GNG is enough.--Paul McDonald (talk) 02:50, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - Satisfies WP:GNG with multiple third-party sources. Also, the Austin Senators and the Texas League are not "low level". The Master ---)Vote Saxon(--- 03:46, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Disagree. In 1907 alone, the Texas League was classified as a "C" level minor league, below five "A" level leagues and seven "B" level leagues. As far as the sources, one is a PDF of a game he played in pulled from a blog-type site, while three others are books which merely mention his name, not proving ample coverage of his life and career. The Sporting News article doesn't even mention him. Penale52 (talk) 16:58, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I should point out the number of "A" and "B" Leagues above the Texas League is irrelevant as all were on equal footing (at least compared to others at the same level.) So there were two steps above it, not 12. I'm not saying you were suggesting otherwise, but I want to make this clear to anyone reading this who may not be as knowledgeable about the levels. Nonetheless, it's not high level, so it comes down to GNG, which I'm undecided about for now. Smartyllama (talk) 16:56, 7 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Comment - Just curious, and  which sources supposedly help this player meet GNG? The ones in the article? Those passively mention his name and others are about a blowout minor league game. I haven't found a single source that describes him significantly which is what we actually look for when we measure a subject against GNG. I urge you both to read the sources and reconsider your stances. By the way, the teams are in fact "low-level", as in they are minor league ball clubs.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 08:55, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I have no problem in assuming good faith with the off-line sources.--Paul McDonald (talk) 03:09, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep plenty of coverage to fulfill GNG requirements and participating in one of history's most lopsided games, as well as a stolen base record, confer notability. GigglesnortHotel (talk) 14:38, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


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