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Toby Harrah

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b. October 26, 1948 · Washington Senators 1969, 1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1978, 1985–1986, Cleveland Indians 1979–1983, New York Yankees 1984

On June 25, 1976 he played both games of a doubleheader at shortstop for Texas — eighteen innings — and had no fielding chances at all, which has not happened to anyone else. Two months later he and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs, which has also not happened again.

Seventeen seasons gave him 1,954 hits, 1,153 walks, 195 home runs, 238 stolen bases and a .264 average, with four All-Star selections. He led the American League with 109 walks in 1977 and hit 27 home runs that year from third base.

He was the last man to play for the second Washington Senators, in 1971, before the club moved to Texas, and he played 2,155 games in all across shortstop, third base and second. Cleveland traded Buddy Bell to get him. The 1992 ballot gave him one vote of 430.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 4 1972, 1975, 1976, 1982
Player of the Week 1 1980
The Sporting News All-Star 1 1975

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1969 WSA 8140 000 0000 .000
1971 WSA 1273834588 1132 22404810 .230
1972 TEX 1163744797 1431 31343116 .259
1973 TEX 11846164120 16110 50464910 .260
1974 TEX 16157379149 23221 74506515 .260
1975 TEX 15152281153 24120 93987123 .293
1976 TEX 15558464152 21115 6791598 .260
1977 TEX 15953990142 25527 871097327 .263
1978 TEX 13945056103 17312 59836631 .229
1979 CLE 14952799147 25120 77896020 .279
1980 CLE 160561100150 22411 72986017 .267
1981 CLE 10336164105 1245 44574412 .291
1982 CLE 162602100183 29425 78845217 .304
1983 CLE 13852681140 2319 53754916 .266
1984 NYY 882534055 941 2642283 .217
1985 TEX 12639665107 1819 441136011 .270
1986 TEX 952893663 1827 4144532 .218
Career 2155740211151954 30740195 9181153868238 .264

On this day & linked events

1948

Born October 26, 1948

Sissonville, WV, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Toby Harrah

Toby Harrah made a major-league debut on September 5, 1969.

1986

Final major-league game: Toby Harrah

Toby Harrah played a final major-league game on October 4, 1986.

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