Born in 1928 in Rochester, WA, Harry moved to Tacoma in 1940 and was co-captain of the Stadium High School baseball team for two seasons. Upon graduation in January of 1947 he was immediately signed by the Tacoma Tigers of the Western International League: Harry also played for such teams as El Centro, the Medford Dodgers, Boise Pilots, and Idaho Falls and was named starting pitcher for the Pioneer All-Star game in 1949. His last professional team was the Vancouver Capilanos in 1950.

His career highlight was in 1946 when Stadium played for the State title in Walla Walla. Harry pitched Stadium to a victory on a Tuesday night to earn a spot in the State tournament and then followed that by pitching consecutive nights on Friday and Saturday in the state competition. He hurled complete game victories each night, striking out 17 in a 4—0 win over John Rogers High State Championship. Unfortunately this excess throwing caused arm problems and was the reason for his eventual quitting of baseball at an early age.