Tommy Harper
[edit] Biography
Tommy Harper (Tommy Harper) was born on October 14, 1940 in Oak Grove, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on April 9, 1962 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI. Harper played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 15 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Tommy Harper's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1970, when he slugged 31 home runs, stole 38 bases, hit for a .296 average and knocked in 82 runs. However, others believe that it was 1969, when he stole 73 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 6
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .174
| .240
| .174
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 129
| 408
| 67
| 106
| 10
| 37
| .260
| .335
| .377
| 12
| 3
| 44
| 72
| 3
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 10
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 102
| 317
| 42
| 77
| 4
| 22
| .243
| .326
| .309
| 5
| 2
| 39
| 56
| 1
| 6
| 24
| 1
| 7
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 159
| 646
| 126
| 166
| 18
| 64
| .257
| .340
| .393
| 28
| 3
| 78
| 127
| 5
| 13
| 35
| 0
| 12
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 149
| 553
| 85
| 154
| 5
| 31
| .278
| .348
| .363
| 22
| 5
| 57
| 85
| 3
| 6
| 29
| 4
| 7
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 103
| 365
| 55
| 82
| 7
| 22
| .225
| .306
| .345
| 17
| 3
| 43
| 51
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 2
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 130
| 235
| 26
| 51
| 6
| 26
| .217
| .295
| .374
| 15
| 2
| 26
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 3
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 148
| 537
| 78
| 126
| 9
| 41
| .235
| .349
| .311
| 10
| 2
| 95
| 90
| 1
| 4
| 73
| 2
| 8
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 154
| 604
| 104
| 179
| 31
| 82
| .296
| .377
| .522
| 35
| 4
| 77
| 107
| 4
| 3
| 38
| 5
| 8
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 152
| 585
| 79
| 151
| 14
| 52
| .258
| .333
| .385
| 26
| 3
| 65
| 92
| 1
| 1
| 25
| 4
| 3
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 144
| 556
| 92
| 141
| 14
| 49
| .254
| .341
| .388
| 29
| 2
| 67
| 104
| 9
| 5
| 25
| 1
| 4
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 147
| 566
| 92
| 159
| 17
| 71
| .281
| .351
| .422
| 23
| 3
| 61
| 93
| 1
| 9
| 54
| 2
| 6
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 118
| 443
| 66
| 105
| 5
| 24
| .237
| .312
| .318
| 15
| 3
| 46
| 65
| 3
| 10
| 28
| 2
| 6
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 69
| 11
| 22
| 2
| 7
| .319
| .373
| .464
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 89
| 285
| 40
| 68
| 3
| 31
| .239
| .329
| .312
| 10
| 1
| 38
| 51
| 2
| 4
| 19
| 5
| 6
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 123
| 354
| 51
| 90
| 5
| 38
| .254
| .337
| .342
| 14
| 1
| 43
| 60
| 3
| 4
| 26
| 5
| 9
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 46
| 77
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 7
| .234
| .318
| .338
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 648
| 2312
| 376
| 589
| 44
| 177
| .255
| .333
| .362
| 84
| 16
| 263
| 397
| 12
| 38
| 124
| 7
| 39
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1162
| 3957
| 596
| 1020
| 102
| 390
| .258
| .341
| .389
| 172
| 20
| 490
| 683
| 23
| 38
| 284
| 23
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 1810
| 6269
| 972
| 1609
| 146
| 567
| .257
| .338
| .379
| 256
| 36
| 753
| 1080
| 35
| 76
| 408
| 30
| 87
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 6
| 50
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 23
| 19
| 173.1
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 118
| 106
| 960
| 224
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 95
| 87
| 786.2
| 178
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 88
| 80
| 714.1
| 143
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 92
| 84
| 744.1
| 149
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 159
| 156
| 1399.1
| 277
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 156
| 153
| 1369.1
| 272
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 147
| 133
| 1227.2
| 257
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 26
| 24
| 189.2
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 91
| 89
| 726.2
| 157
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 77
| 20
| 311.1
| 64
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 24.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 100
| 89
| 833.2
| 208
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 96
| 87
| 807.1
| 207
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 68
| 28
| 348.1
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 5.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 45
| 24
| 256
| 61
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 115
| 54
| 629.1
| 121
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 7
| 2
| 25
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 27
| 22
| 197.1
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 59
| 58
| 514.2
| 70
| 123
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 22
| 21
| 185
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 2B
| 59
| 57
| 491
| 113
| 145
| 11
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 13
| 5
| 57
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 128
| 126
| 1094
| 123
| 275
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 8
| 0
| 15.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 22
| 21
| 171.1
| 50
| 54
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 27.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 70
| 66
| 570.1
| 71
| 115
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 90
| 80
| 697
| 155
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 13
| 9
| 78.2
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 76
| 71
| 615.1
| 127
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 143
| 143
| 1177.1
| 315
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 144
| 144
| 1182.1
| 321
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 140
| 138
| 1161.2
| 245
| 13
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 35
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 143
| 142
| 1196.2
| 251
| 13
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 61
| 58
| 503
| 105
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 61
| 58
| 503
| 106
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 51
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 44
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 27
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 16
| 14
| 113
| 100
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 57
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 51
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 19
| 14
| 121
| 117
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 66
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 42
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 35
| 28
| 234
| 217
| 9
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 110
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 60
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 10
| 9
| 66
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 27
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 342
| 299
| 2668.2
| 624
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 271
| 257
| 2245.1
| 270
| 526
| 48
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 689
| 555
| 5092
| 1034
| 32
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 36
| 28
| 235
| 219
| 9
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 258
| 234
| 1978
| 511
| 7
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1228
| 1088
| 9738.2
| 2168
| 51
| 31
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 85
| 78
| 674.2
| 166
| 201
| 16
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 141
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1960).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians in exchange for George Culver, Fred Whitfield and Bob Raudman (November 21, 1967).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots from Cleveland Indians (3rd pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse and Pat Skrable to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, George Scott and Don Pavletich (October 10, 1971).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to California Angels in exchange for Bob Heise (December 2, 1974).
- Sold by California Angels to Oakland Athletics (August 13, 1975).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (November 20, 1975).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 9, 1976).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (December 17, 1976).
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