While I understand that Topps was probably scrambling for Royals players
to represent on their 1970 set after the inaugural season out in Kansas City,
I'm still scratching my head over their inclusion of former second
baseman Billy Harris.
First, let's take a look at his '70 Topps card:
Harris saw very little action in 1969, playing in 5 games, with seven plate appearances (all official at-bats) and two hits. Strange to see he was given a slot in this set, no?
In 1968 he came up with the Cleveland Indians, playing in 38 games
with 94 plate appearances, giving you the entirety of his Major League
career.
His final numbers: 43 games with 110 plate appearances, 101 of which were official at-bats.
He collected 22 hits, good for a .218 final average, with 11 runs scored and three runs batted in.
Among those 22 hits were six doubles and a triple, with a couple of stolen bases thrown in.
Yeah I get that the new Royal team had to be represented, but
looking at their 1969 roster I see a few guys who could have gotten a
card over him. Odd.
