Luther Harvel
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| Luther "Red" Harvel | |
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| Centerfielder | |
| Born: September 30, 1905 Cambria, Illinois | |
| Died: April 10, 1986 (aged 80) Kansas City, Missouri | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 1928, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1928, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .221 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Luther Raymond Harvel (September 30, 1905 – April 10, 1986), nicknamed "Red", was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. Born in Cambria, Illinois, he spent almost 50 years in baseball, his career stretching from 1926 into the 1970s. A centerfielder during his active career, he threw and batted right-handed, was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He appeared in 40 games in Major League Baseball for the 1928 Cleveland Indians, getting into 40 games from July 31st on, including 39 in center.[citation needed][1][2]
Luther spent most of 1928 at Omaha, hitting .352. He played 13 years in the minors and also managed five seasons.[1] During his 1928 MLB stint — all but one game of which occurred in August and September of that season — Harvel collected 30 hits in 136 at bats, with six doubles and one triple.[1][3]
Harvel was later a scout for the Kansas City/Oakland A's (1967-1968), Cleveland Indians (1969-1970), Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-1972), and A's again (1973-1974).[citation needed][4]
He died on 10 April 1986, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Luther Harvel Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Luther Harvel Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Luther Harvel 1928 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1971 Dodger Team History". Walter O’Malley : Official Website.
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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