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Name	Team	Age
Jimmy Harkness	Retired (1985, Age 33)	Died (2024, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34 (1974)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	2 years (109 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	12/13/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	C+ (46.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1976	LF	DET	18	7	83.0	20	20	0	0	0	0	2.17	1.000
	CF	DET	5	5	48.0	14	14	0	0	0	0	2.62	1.000
	RF	DET	3	3	27.0	5	5	0	0	0	0	1.67	1.000
1977	LF	DET	10	9	80.0	21	21	0	0	0	+1	2.36	1.000
	CF	DET	1	1	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.00	1.000
	RF	DET	3	3	26.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.69	1.000
1978	LF	DET	33	18	192.33	50	50	0	0	0	+1	2.34	1.000
	CF	DET	6	6	50.66	12	12	0	0	0	0	2.13	1.000
	RF	DET	12	12	108.0	21	21	0	0	0	-2	1.75	1.000
1979	LF	DET-WAS	22	15	144.33	37	36	0	1	0	-1	2.24	.973
	CF	DET-WAS	27	27	232.33	48	47	0	1	0	-5	1.82	.979
	RF	DET-WAS	7	7	59.0	13	12	0	1	0	+1	1.83	.923
Pos Total	LF		83	49	499.66	128	127	0	1	0	+1	2.29	.992
	CF		39	39	339.99	76	75	0	1	0	-5	1.99	.987
	RF		25	25	220.0	41	40	0	1	0	-1	1.64	.976
Total			147	113	1059.65	245	242	0	3	0	-5	2.06	.988

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Jimmy Harkness has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01	The Washington Nats have waived Jimmy Harkness.
1980-04-01	The Washington Nats have promoted Leo Lewis to the major league team. The Washington Nats have designated Jimmy Harkness for assignment.
1979-08-12	A trade has been completed between the Detroit First Nationals and the Washington Nats. The Washington Nats receive Jimmy Harkness from the Detroit First Nationals in exchange for Jim Rickert.
1978-04-06	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Jimmy Harkness to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have designated Charlie Benitez for assignment.
1977-05-19	The Detroit First Nationals have sent Jimmy Harkness to the minors.
1977-04-22	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Jimmy Harkness to the major league team.
1977-03-01	The Detroit First Nationals have sent Jimmy Harkness to the minors.
1976-08-20	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Jimmy Harkness to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have designated Frank Lombardo for assignment.
1976-06-06	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Frank Lombardo to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have sent Jimmy Harkness to the minors.
1976-04-29	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Jimmy Harkness to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have sent Darren Smith to the minors.