Ken Harrelson

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, SC us

High School: Benedictine HS (Savannah, GA)

Debut: June 9, 1963 (Age 21-278d, 12,117th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1971 (Age 29-289d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Kenneth Smith Harrelson

Nicknames: Hawk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.6

2941

703

131

.239

374

RBI

421

OBP

.326

SLG

.414

OPS

.740

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
2	2	Apr 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	49	12.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
3	3	Apr 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	66	16.0	17	2	0	19	2	1B
4	4	Apr 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
5	5	Apr 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
6	6	Apr 14	BOS		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
7	7	Apr 15	BOS		BAL	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
8	8	Apr 16	BOS		BAL	L,8-11	CG	46	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
9	9	Apr 17	BOS		BAL	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	10	1	1	12	3	1B
10	10	Apr 18	BOS		CLE	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians
11	13	Apr 24	CLE		NYY	L,3-11	GS	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	14	Apr 25	CLE		WSA	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	RF
13	15	Apr 26	CLE		WSA	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	16	Apr 27	CLE		WSA	L,5-6	GS	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF 1B
15	17	Apr 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	18	May 1	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	19	May 2	CLE	@	WSA	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	20	May 3	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	21	May 4	CLE	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	22	May 6	CLE		MIN	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	23	May 7	CLE		MIN	L,3-10	GS	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	24	May 10	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	25	May 11	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	26	May 13	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-6	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	27	May 14	CLE	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	28	May 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	29	May 16	CLE		OAK	L,0-3	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	30	May 17	CLE		OAK	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
29	31	May 20	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	GS	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
30	32	May 21	CLE		KCR	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	33	May 22	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 1B
32	34	May 23	CLE		SEP	W,7-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
33	35	May 24	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
34	36	May 25	CLE		SEP	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	37	May 27	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	38	May 28	CLE	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	39	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	OAK	W,9-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	40	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
39	41	May 31	CLE	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	42	Jun 1	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-11	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	43	Jun 2	CLE	@	SEP	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	44	Jun 3	CLE	@	SEP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	45	Jun 4	CLE	@	SEP	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	46	Jun 6	CLE		CAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	47	Jun 7	CLE		CAL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	48	Jun 8 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	49	Jun 8 (2)	CLE		CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	50	Jun 9	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	51	Jun 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	52	Jun 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	53	Jun 13	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	54	Jun 14	CLE	@	MIN	W,12-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	55	Jun 15	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	56	Jun 16	CLE		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	57	Jun 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
56	58	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	59	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	L,0-3	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	60	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
59	61	Jun 20 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
60	62	Jun 21	CLE		BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
61	63	Jun 22 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
62	64	Jun 22 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
63	65	Jun 24 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	66	Jun 24 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	GS	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	RF 1B
65	67	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	68	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	69	Jun 26	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	70	Jun 27	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	71	Jun 28	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	72	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	73	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	74	Jul 1 (1)	CLE		WSA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	75	Jul 1 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	76	Jul 2	CLE		WSA	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	78 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	79	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF
77	80	Jul 5	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	81	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	82	Jul 7	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	83	Jul 8	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	84	Jul 9	CLE	@	WSA	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	85	Jul 10	CLE	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	86	Jul 11	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	87	Jul 12	CLE	@	DET	L,3-15	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	88	Jul 13 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	89	Jul 13 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-4	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	90	Jul 15	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	91	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	92	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	93	Jul 17	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	94	Jul 18	CLE		DET	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	95	Jul 19	CLE		DET	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	96	Jul 20 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
94	97	Jul 20 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	98	Jul 24	CLE		MIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	99	Jul 25	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	CG	63	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	100	Jul 26	CLE		MIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	101	Jul 27	CLE		MIN	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	102	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	103	Jul 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	104	Jul 30	CLE		CHW	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
102	105	Jul 31	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106	Aug 1	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	107	Aug 2	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF 1B
105	108	Aug 3	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
106	109	Aug 4	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
107	110	Aug 5 (1)	CLE		OAK	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	111	Aug 5 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,10-4	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	RF 1B
109	112	Aug 6	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	GS	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
110	113	Aug 7	CLE		OAK	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
111	114	Aug 8	CLE		KCR	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
112	115	Aug 9	CLE		KCR	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	116	Aug 10	CLE		KCR	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	117	Aug 11	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	118	Aug 12	CLE		SEP	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
116	119	Aug 13	CLE		SEP	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
117	120	Aug 15	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	49	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	121	Aug 16	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-4	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
119	122	Aug 17	CLE	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	123	Aug 18	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	124	Aug 19	CLE	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
122	125	Aug 20	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	126	Aug 22	CLE	@	SEP	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	127	Aug 23	CLE	@	SEP	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
125	128	Aug 24	CLE	@	SEP	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	129	Aug 26	CLE		CAL	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	130	Aug 27	CLE		CAL	L,1-4	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	131	Aug 29	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	41	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
130	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
132	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	136	Sep 3	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	138 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
135	139	Sep 6	CLE		NYY	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
136	140	Sep 7	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
137	141	Sep 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
138	142	Sep 9	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	143	Sep 10	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	144	Sep 11	CLE		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
141	145	Sep 12	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
142	146	Sep 13	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
143	147	Sep 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
144	148	Sep 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
145	149	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
146	150	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
147	151	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
148	152	Sep 20	CLE		WSA	L,3-5	CG	55	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
149	153	Sep 21	CLE		WSA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
150	154	Sep 23	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
151	155	Sep 24	CLE		BAL	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
152	156	Sep 25	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
153	157	Sep 26	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
154	158	Sep 27	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
155	159	Sep 28	CLE	@	WSA	L,6-7	CG	43	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
156	160	Sep 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
157	161	Oct 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							170gm		1385.1	406	22	5	433	23