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b. October 28, 1964 · Cincinnati Reds 1988–1989, 1994–1998, Los Angeles Dodgers 1989–1993, New York Mets 1998, 2000–2001, Colorado Rockies 1999, Arizona Diamondbacks 1999–2000, Milwaukee Brewers 2002, Chicago Cubs 2003, Florida Marlins 2003–2005

He passed Manny Mota's career pinch-hit record in September 2001, finishing his career with more pinch hits than any player who has ever played, a mark nobody has caught since. He played eight positions across eighteen seasons for eight clubs, valued almost entirely for what he could do off the bench in his final decade.

Eighteen seasons gave him 1,055 hits, 161 doubles, 460 runs batted in, 131 stolen bases and a .269 average, with 485 games at third base, 304 in the outfield and 300 at second. He hit .303 with 123 hits for the Dodgers in 1991, his best season as an everyday player.

He finished with Florida in 2005 at forty. The 2011 ballot gave him no votes of 581.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1988	CIN	16	43	7	16	1	0	0	8	5	4	4	.372
1989	CIN/LAD	115	335	36	79	10	1	3	26	20	33	14	.236
1990	LAD	137	431	61	131	16	4	2	29	29	31	15	.304
1991	LAD	145	429	59	123	16	1	3	38	37	32	12	.287
1992	LAD	135	347	28	94	11	0	0	30	24	24	19	.271
1993	LAD	107	160	20	38	6	1	2	11	15	15	3	.237
1994	CIN	66	100	13	31	3	1	0	14	5	13	7	.310
1995	CIN	101	197	32	41	8	3	2	16	14	20	10	.208
1996	CIN	125	302	33	86	17	2	5	32	21	31	14	.285
1997	CIN	120	238	32	65	13	1	3	28	18	18	4	.273
1998	CIN/NYM	132	290	30	75	15	0	6	27	17	21	6	.259
1999	ARI/COL	110	187	17	58	13	0	1	20	6	7	2	.310
2000	ARI/NYM	112	223	31	58	7	4	4	26	20	22	13	.260
2001	NYM	110	135	12	30	5	1	0	9	8	9	3	.222
2002	MIL	122	197	23	60	8	2	3	17	14	17	4	.305
2003	CHC/FLA	88	145	14	28	3	0	1	8	16	21	1	.193
2004	FLA	79	95	7	20	5	0	1	17	3	8	0	.211
2005	FLA	83	70	5	22	4	0	1	13	7	11	0	.314
Career	—	1903	3924	460	1055	161	21	37	369	279	337	131	.269

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1998	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00

On this day & linked events

1964

Born October 28, 1964

Miami, FL, USA

1988

Major-league debut: Lenny Harris

Lenny Harris made a major-league debut on September 7, 1988.

2005

Final major-league game: Lenny Harris

Lenny Harris played a final major-league game on October 2, 2005.

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