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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Babe Harkness Center Field
Retired (1971, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .227 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .609 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 169 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 12-23-1937
HR 10 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(16 games)
RBI 84
SB 24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A  Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D- (7.2%) LF A+ (94.9%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health A+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF C- (35.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1961 LHP 23 48 10 2 2 1 6 1 8 .620 .224 .396 .187 .208
1961 RHP 50 145 38 5 0 1 16 8 31 .622 .305 .317 .055 .262
1962 LHP 23 55 11 2 1 1 8 4 12 .582 .254 .327 .127 .200
1962 RHP 50 122 35 5 2 4 22 7 18 .782 .323 .459 .172 .287
1963 LHP 32 74 20 1 1 1 6 10 15 .708 .357 .351 .081 .270
1963 RHP 60 154 28 8 0 1 11 10 25 .487 .234 .253 .071 .182
1964 LHP 28 67 11 2 1 0 4 4 16 .435 .211 .224 .060 .164
1964 RHP 33 78 16 4 3 1 11 4 18 .613 .241 .372 .167 .205
1965 RHP 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 106 244 52 7 5 3 24 19 51 .590 .270 .320 .107 .213
Total RHP 197 501 117 22 5 7 60 31 93 .618 .279 .339 .106 .234
Total 237 745 169 29 10 10 84 50 144 .609 .276 .333 .106 .227
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Babe Harkness has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-04-03The Milwaukee Millertimers have waived Babe Harkness.
1965-09-05The Milwaukee Millertimers have acquired Babe Harkness from the waiver wire.
1965-04-23The Washington Nats have waived Babe Harkness.
1965-04-19The Washington Nats have designated Babe Harkness for assignment.
1965-03-26Washington GraySox has drafted Babe Harkness #44 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1961-04-01The Philadelphia John Streets have promoted Izzy Lyons to the major league team. The Philadelphia John Streets have promoted Pat Pope to the major league team. The Philadelphia John Streets have promoted Babe Harkness to the major league team. The Philadelphia John Streets have promoted Bill Hasty to the major league team. The Philadelphia John Streets have promoted Steve Wagner to the major league team.