Dick Harley
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| Left fielder | |||
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Born: September 25, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: March 3, 1952 (aged 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| June 2, 1897 for the St. Louis Browns | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 21, 1903 for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .262 | ||
| Home runs | 10 | ||
| Runs batted in | 236 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Richard Joseph Harley (September 25, 1872 – April 3, 1952) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 until 1903.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Georgetown University,[1] Harley played in 740 games, all but two as an outfielder, including 539 in left field, 106 in right field, and 93 in center field. He had a career batting average of .262 and an on-base percentage of .332 with 755 hits, 389 runs scored, 236 RBIs, 106 extra base hits, 229 bases on balls, 139 stolen bases, and 78 times hit by a pitch.[2]
On June 24, 1897, Dick collected six hits in one game, a game played in Pittsburgh.[3] Harley also has the dubious distinction of having been the starting left fielder for the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, who some consider that team to be the worst team in baseball history.[4] The Spiders went 20–134, scoring 529 runs and allowing 1,252 runs.
Later Dick became a highly respected college baseball coach at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University, and Villanova University.[5] Dick died at the age of 79 in Philadelphia, where he is interred in Cathedral Cemetery.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Dick Harley's Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dick Harley's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "The Official St. Louis Cardinals Website: History: Feats". stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ MISFITS! Baseball's Worst Ever Team. By J. Thomas Hetrick. ISBN 978-1-929763-00-9. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "The Ballplayers: Dick Harley". baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Dick Harley at Find a Grave
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