Toby Harrah played as a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986.
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21 Facts About Toby Harrah
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Toby Harrah was scouted as a high school baseball player in his hometown of LaRue, Ohio, but was not signed at graduation as most scouts expected him to attend college on a baseball scholarship.
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Legendary scout Tony Lucadello later discovered that Toby Harrah was not attending school, but was instead working in a factory in nearby Marion.
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Toby Harrah was the regular shortstop through 1976, then moved to third base, although he still saw some action at short.
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Toby Harrah was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1972,1975, and 1976.
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On June 25,1976, Toby Harrah played an entire doubleheader at shortstop without recording a single chance in the field.
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In 1978, Toby Harrah was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Bell, a player thought to be fairly similar in many respects.
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Toby Harrah was the Indians' regular third baseman through 1983 and made the All-Star team in 1982.
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In 1984, Toby Harrah was traded to the New York Yankees, where he was a part-time player, then he was traded again to the Rangers, where he played regularly again for the 1985 and 1986 seasons, primarily at second base.
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Toby Harrah was the last player to see a pitch for the Senators in their final game on September 30,1971, when Tommy McCraw was caught stealing during his plate appearance for the Senators' final out in the bottom of the eighth.
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Toby Harrah was noted for his good eye at the plate, placing in the top ten in the league for bases on balls on nine occasions, including an AL-best 109 in 1977.
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Toby Harrah finished his career with more bases on balls than strikeouts, with 1153 and 868, respectively.
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Toby Harrah had better than average power for a defensive infielder, hitting 195 career home runs.
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Toby Harrah did not match the awards or "counting stats" of well-hitting contemporary shortstops like Cal Ripken Jr.
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Contemporary baseball historians have placed more value on Toby Harrah's career after the fact, noting that he was a solid all-around player who placed among the league leaders in Wins Above Replacement on 5 occasions.
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Toby Harrah played 1099 career games at third base, 813 games at shortstop, 244 games at second base and one game in right field.
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When Bell was hired as the manager of the Colorado Rockies in 2000, Toby Harrah joined him by serving as bench coach through the 2002 season.
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In 2004, Toby Harrah was named minor league hitting coordinator for the Tigers, where he worked with players at all levels as a roving instructor.
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Toby Harrah remained in that position until part way through the 2012 season.
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In June 2012, Toby Harrah joined the Detroit Tigers major league coaching staff in an unofficial capacity.
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