Thursday, November 30, 2023

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION: 1970 TOBY HARRAH

On the blog today we have a 1970 "not really missing in action" card for All-Star shortstop Toby Harrah of the Washington Senators:


Harrah appeared in the first eight games of his career as a 20-year-old in 1969, going 0-1 at the plate while scoring four runs.
He would spend all of 1970 in the Minors before making it back in 1970, where he would stay for the next 16 years putting in a very solid career that arguably has him as THE best shortstop in the American League during the 1970s.
The four-time shortstop would top 20 home runs five times while also topping 20 stolen bases four times, putting in high on-base-percentages while also topping 100 walks in a season twice, with over 80 base on balls another six times.
Very underrated player who finished his career with just under 2000 hits at 1954, hitting .264 with 195 home runs and 238 stolen bases over 2155 games and 7402 at-bats.
While he was the A.L. starting shortstop in the 1976 All-Star game, his 1977 campaign was even better when he hit 27 homers along with 27 steals, leading the league with 109 walks and posting a .393 OBP.
Later in 1982 while with the Cleveland Indians, Harrah would have another excellent season when he scored 100 runs while collecting a career-best 183 hits, hitting .304 with 25 homers and 17 stolen bases.
Solid dude through and through!

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