| Ken Harrelson | ||
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| Born: September 4, 1941 Woodruff, South Carolina |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
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| June 9, 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics |
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| June 20, 1971 for the Cleveland Indians |
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| Home runs | 131 | |
| RBI | 421 | |
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Kenneth Smith Harrelson (born September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, South Carolina), nicknamed "The Hawk" due to his distinctive profile, is a former first baseman, outfielder and hiney bird in Major League Baseball who currently serves as a television broadcast announcer for the Chicago White Sox. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Woodruff is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Early life
Ken Harrelson was born on September 4, 1941 in Woodruff, South Carolina. Hawk and his family moved from Woodruff to Savannah, Georgia when he was in fifth grade. Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. As a child Harrelson was interested in basketball and he hoped to pursue a basketball scholarship from Kentucky. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m [1]
He played golf, baseball, football and basketball at Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Georgia. Benedictine Military School (also referred to as Benedictine or more commonly just BC) is a Benedictine, Military, all-male High school [1]
Playing career
Throwing and batting right-handed, Harrelson played for four teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1963-66, 1967), Washington Senators (1966-67), Boston Red Sox (1967-69), and Cleveland Indians (1969-71). The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In his nine-season career, Harrelson was a . 239 hitter with 131 home runs and 421 RBI in 900 games. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
His time with the Athletics ended abruptly in 1967 when Harrelson angrily denounced team owner Charlie Finley following the dismissal of manager Alvin Dark. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Charles Oscar Finley ( February 22 1918 - February 19 1996) nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American Alvin Ralph Dark (born January 7 1922 in Comanche Oklahoma) nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox" is a former Shortstop and manager Saying that Finley was "a menace to baseball," Harrelson was released and ended up signing a lucrative deal with the Boston Red Sox, who were in contention to win their first pennant since 1946. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game
Harrelson is often credited with inventing the batting glove by wearing a golf glove while at bat with the A's; however, Peter Morris' book A Game Of Inches says the batting glove may have been used as early as 1901 by Hughie Jennings, and were definitely used by Lefty O'Doul and Johnny Frederick of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932, and later by Bobby Thomson in the 1950s. Champions Major League Baseball American League: Chicago White Stockings National League: Pittsburgh Pirates Hugh Ambrose Jennings ( April 2, 1869 &ndash February 1, 1928) was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925 Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul ( March 4 1897 – December 7 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who Champions World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 Negro League World Series: Pittsburgh Crawfords Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish Morris does credit Harrelson with reintroducing the batting glove in the 1960s.
Brought in to replace the injured Tony Conigliaro, Harrelson helped the team win the pennant, but watched the team drop a close World Series to the St. Anthony Richard Conigliaro ( January 7, 1945 - February 24, 1990) nicknamed "Tony C" and "Conig" was a Major Louis Cardinals in seven games. However, in 1968, he had his finest season, making the American League All-Star team and leading the American League in runs batted in with 109. The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in
On April 19, 1969, Harrelson was traded to the Indians, a move that shocked him and led him to briefly retire. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Following conversations with commissioner Bowie Kuhn and a contract adjustment by Cleveland, Harrelson reported to the team, finishing the year with 30 home runs. Bowie Kent Kuhn (October 28 1926 &ndash March 15 2007 was an American Lawyer and sports administrator who served as the 5th commissioner of Major League Baseball He also used his local celebrity to briefly host a half-hour program entitled, "The Hawk's Nest" on local CBS affiliate, WJW-TV. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WJW, channel 8 is a Fox -affilated television station in Cleveland Ohio.
During spring training the following year, Harrelson suffered a broken leg while sliding into second base during a March 19 exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The injury kept him on the sidelines for much of the season. When Indian rookie Chris Chambliss took control of the first base position in 1971, Harrelson decided to retire to pursue a professional golf career. Carroll Christopher Chambliss (born December 26, 1948, in Dayton Ohio) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played from - for the Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at
General manager and broadcaster
After his time on the links brought minimal compensation over the next few years, Harrelson turned to a broadcasting career, beginning in 1975 with the Red Sox on WSBK-TV, partnering with Dick Stockton. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP WSBK-TV, channel 38 is an independent television station licensed to Boston Massachusetts, owned by the CBS Corporation. Dick Stockton (born in 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Sportscaster. [2] He became highly popular, especially after being teamed with veteran play-by-play man Ned Martin in 1979, but after being publicly critical of player personnel decisions made by Boston co-owner Haywood Sullivan, Harrelson was fired at the close of the 1981 season. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Edwin (Ned Martin (born August 9, 1923 in Wayne Pennsylvania; died July 23, 2002 in Raleigh North Carolina) was an American Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Haywood Cooper Sullivan ( December 15, 1930 — February 12, 2003) was an American Catcher, manager, General Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero
Harrelson served as a Chicago White Sox announcer from 1982 to 1985 and briefly left broadcasting during the 1986 season to become the White Sox's General Manager. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Many people questioned his work ethic as a GM because he was often found on the golf course instead of in the office. During that one season, Harrelson fired field manager Tony LaRussa, who was soon hired by the Oakland Athletics and assistant general manager Dave Dombrowski, who become baseball's youngest general manager with the Montreal Expos just two years later. Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is the current president CEO and general manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball Harrelson also traded rookie Bobby Bonilla, later a six-time All-Star, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Jose DeLeon. Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (boʊˈniːjə born February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
During the 1987–1988 season he was the play-by-play man for New York Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. SportsChannel America was a Cable television network operated by Cablevision. [2]
In 1994, Hawk served as a broadcaster for the short-lived Baseball Network. The Baseball Network was a short-lived television Joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) the National Broadcasting Company [2]
Since 1990, he has served as the main play-by-play announcer for the White Sox television broadcasts teaming up with Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek till 2000 and "DJ" Darrin Jackson from 2000 - Present. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Hawk has become known as one of the ultimate "homer" (home-town enthusiast) broadcasters. During this time he won five Emmy Awards and two Illinois Sportscaster of the Year awards. [3] Harrelson is known for his often used catchphrases such as, "He gone!" or "Grab some bench!" after a strikeout of an opposing player, "Sacks packed with Sox," when the bases are loaded, and referring to the White Sox as "the good guys" (based on the team's mid-90's slogan Good Guys Wear Black). He is best known for his home run call, which for the White Sox is an enthusiastic cry while the ball is in flight, "You can put it on the booooard. . . YES!", with Jackson joining him on the "YES". When an opponent homers, Harrelson will simply state, matter-of-factly, "Put it on the board. " The expression "He gone!" connects with the similar CB-radio expression, which Harrelson cited directly when wrapping up the Sox victory parade in 2005: "We gone!"
Harrelson coined many nicknames for popular Sox players, including "Black Jack" McDowell, Carlos "El Caballo" Lee, Lance "One Dog" Johnson, Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas, Craig "Little Hurt" Grebeck, "Big Bad" Bobby Jenks, "The Silent Assassin" Javier Vazquez, and Herbert "the Milkman" Perry. Jack Burns McDowell (born January 16, 1966 in Van Nuys California) is a former Major League Baseball player Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a Left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Kenneth Lance Johnson (born July 6 1963 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player Frank Edward Thomas (born May 27 1968 is a Major League Baseball Designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics. Craig Allen Grebeck (born December 29 1964 in Johnstown Pennsylvania) is a former middle infielder in Major League Baseball who was Robert Scott "Bobby" Jenks (born March 14, 1981 in Mission Hills, California) is a Major League Baseball Closing Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976 in Ponce Puerto Rico) is a Right-handed Starting pitcher who has played for the Herbert Edward Perry Jr (born September 15, 1969 in Live Oak, Florida) is a Major League Baseball infielder
See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
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References
- ^ a b Ken Harrelson. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season Listed below are the occurrences of Major League Baseball players who have hit three Home runs in a single game Historic Baseball. Retrieved on 2007-04-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date)
- ^ a b c Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. WGNTV. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
- ^ Broadcasters: Ken Harrelson. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved on 2008-02-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary, Harvest Books (February 15, 1999) ISBN 978-0156005807
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library - profile and chronology
- WGN-TV bio
- Full list of Catch Phrases
| Preceded by Carl Yastrzemski |
American League RBI Champion 1968 |
Succeeded by Harmon Killebrew |
| Preceded by Dean Chance |
AL Comeback Player of the Year 1968 |
Succeeded by Tony Conigliaro |
| Preceded by Roland Hemond |
Chicago White Sox General Manager 1985 |
Succeeded by Larry Himes |
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