On the blog today, a career-capping 1972 card for former first baseman Ken Harrelson, aka "Hawk", who finished up a nine-year Major League career with 52 games as a Cleveland Indian in 1971:
Harrelson
appeared in 52 games during the 1971 season, hitting .199 with 32 hits
over 161 at-bats, certainly a sad drop from his peak 1968 and 1969
seasons.
Over
those two campaigns Harrelson hit 35 and 30 home runs respectively,
leading the American League in 1968 with 109 runs batted in, earning him
a third place finish in the MVP race by season's end.
However he would only play 17 and 52 games respectively over the 1970
and 1971 seasons because of a broken leg sustained during Spring
Training in March of 1970, retiring for good at the age of only 29.
He finished his nine-year MLB career with 131 homers, 421 RBIs and 374 runs scored over 900 games and only 2941 at-bats.
Of course, Harrelson is truly remembered by all fans as a broadcaster, something he has done for over 40 years with a General Manager break in the mid-80’s with the Chicago White Sox.
A true baseball character, the out-spoken Harrelson has had quite the interesting career in baseball, as a player and broadcaster, leading to some funny and sometimes controversial moments.
Worth a quick read-up if you have a minute and are not familiar.
He finished his nine-year MLB career with 131 homers, 421 RBIs and 374 runs scored over 900 games and only 2941 at-bats.
Of course, Harrelson is truly remembered by all fans as a broadcaster, something he has done for over 40 years with a General Manager break in the mid-80’s with the Chicago White Sox.
A true baseball character, the out-spoken Harrelson has had quite the interesting career in baseball, as a player and broadcaster, leading to some funny and sometimes controversial moments.
Worth a quick read-up if you have a minute and are not familiar.
