Toby Harrah #721

Cleveland Indians.

Date of birth: October 261948 Sissonville, WV

High School:   Elgin HS (Marion, OH)

Nickname: Toby, his real name is Colbert.

First Impression; Its a good card, he has his socks up, his eye black on his batting gloves and the Indians gear.

Career stats player: Harrah was a 4 time All-Star, 3 with the Rangers and one with Cleveland. He spent the first half of his career playing for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers. He was a good on base guy as he walked 1153 times and had a career .365 OBP against his .264 career average. He led the league in Walks with 109 in 1977.

He would be traded from Texas to Cleveland for another future manager, Buddy Bell. His best year with Texas (1975) his statline was .293 20 HR 93 RBI. His best year with Cleveland was 1982 when he hit .304 with 25 HR and 78 RBI. He finished his career with 1954 hits.

All Time Stat: Another one homer guy. Bruce’s came on August 17, 1976, his 46th career game. He was with the Tigers his rookie season and helped the Tigers win as Kimm broke a deadlock in the 8th inning to get the win for Detroit and starter Mark Fidrych.

Career stats manager: 32-44. Harrah had been on staff with the Rangers since 1989. Bobby Valentine was fired in 1992 and the Rangers made Harrah the manager with 76 games left to go in the season. As interim manager, the Rangers under Harrah went 32–44.

Fun Fact: Rare palindrome in baseball where his last name can be spelled backwards or forward.

Ever a Future Star?  No

Rookie or final card? No

Hall of Fame? Number retired? Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

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