John Harris (baseball)
John Thomas Harris (born September 13, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels. He is currently the manager for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
| John Harris | |||
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 Harris with the Nashville Sounds in 1985 | |||
| First baseman / Outfielder | |||
| Born: September 13, 1954 Portland, Oregon | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 26, 1979, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1981, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .258 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||
| Teams | |||
Harris was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended Lubbock Christian University. He was chosen in the 29th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the major leagues from 1979 until October 1981 — all with the California Angels.
He was the hitting coach of the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association[1] in 2009 and alternated between the Shreveport-Bossier Captains in the American Association[2] and the Amarillo Dillas of the United League in 2010 as the hitting coach.
In 2011, Harris was hired as the field manager of the Amarillo Sox of the American Association.
References
- "Coaches". Canariesbaseball.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- "Captains Bio". sbcaptains.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- "John Harris Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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