LF Eli Harkless #30
Age: 56 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
LF ELI HARKLESS #30 - AGE: 56 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/12/1917
Born in:Barnstable Town, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1935, 16th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1938 Cleveland - FABL 20 58 222 65 8 3 3 17 30 23 8 0 4 12 7 .293 .379 .396 .776 118 127 1.6
1939 Cleveland - FABL 21 108 297 88 9 6 3 55 60 43 5 2 7 11 5 .296 .392 .397 .789 112 119 2.0
1940 Cleveland - FABL 22 87 363 101 13 8 5 44 55 35 5 3 7 7 13 .278 .347 .399 .747 107 115 1.7
1941 Cleveland - FABL 23 109 410 108 16 4 5 36 61 30 6 1 15 15 13 .263 .322 .359 .681 89 95 1.0
1942 Cleveland - FABL 24 148 550 138 18 10 5 49 61 42 8 5 16 17 14 .251 .311 .347 .658 96 98 1.9
1946 Cleveland - FABL 28 18 31 8 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .258 .281 .355 .636 80 77 0.0
Total FABL 528 1873 508 65 32 21 203 269 174 32 11 50 62 52 .271 .342 .374 .715 102 107 8.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1936 Ottumwa - R 18 32 100 32 5 5 1 17 27 20 2 1 2 8 5 .320 .439 .500 .939 145 139 0.9
1936 Savannah - A 18 88 363 105 14 10 11 60 88 44 9 2 10 19 4 .289 .378 .474 .852 130 129 3.0
1937 Reading - AA 19 49 190 60 6 6 6 27 40 30 6 1 2 11 3 .316 .423 .505 .928 139 140 1.9
1937 Portland - A 19 22 83 28 3 1 3 9 16 11 5 0 0 5 3 .337 .444 .506 .950 156 163 1.0
1937 Cincinnati - AAA 19 42 164 47 3 2 3 15 21 11 4 0 1 18 10 .287 .346 .384 .731 116 116 0.9
1938 Cincinnati - AAA 20 33 130 41 7 3 1 12 21 14 2 2 1 4 5 .315 .385 .438 .824 117 121 0.7
1940 Rochester - AAA 22 63 244 70 8 4 5 38 43 35 7 4 6 12 5 .287 .386 .414 .800 129 127 2.0
1946 Rochester - AAA 28 98 367 121 13 3 11 49 65 31 5 6 34 24 7 .330 .384 .471 .855 131 133 3.3
1947 Rochester - AAA 29 63 116 31 5 3 3 17 14 11 0 2 8 4 1 .267 .326 .440 .765 114 111 0.7
1948 Rochester - AAA 30 16 18 5 2 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .350 .722 1.072 178 185 0.3
1949 Wilmington - A 31 26 88 27 9 3 1 18 16 13 1 0 5 7 1 .307 .402 .511 .913 137 149 1.1
1949 Youngstown - AA 31 55 112 33 6 3 3 19 15 14 1 0 5 2 2 .295 .378 .482 .860 128 128 0.8
1950 Youngstown - AA 32 6 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333 262 283 0.1
1950 Rochester - AAA 32 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .571 .500 1.071 200 220 0.0
Total EA 110 308 96 14 9 9 47 55 44 7 1 8 13 5 .312 .408 .503 .912 137 138
Total UL 320 1043 316 39 15 25 135 170 107 18 14 52 62 28 .303 .373 .441 .814 126 126
Total MAL 48 171 55 12 4 4 27 32 24 6 0 5 12 4 .322 .423 .509 .932 147 156
Total SEL 88 363 105 14 10 11 60 88 44 9 2 10 19 4 .289 .378 .474 .852 130 129
Total UMVA 32 100 32 5 5 1 17 27 20 2 1 2 8 5 .320 .439 .500 .939 145 139
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Savannah - A LF 72 72 134 4 1 146 8 .945 639.0 1.94 -3.9 .966
1936 Savannah - A RF 14 14 24 1 0 26 1 .962 123.1 1.82 -1.7 .945
1936 Ottumwa - R RF 25 24 50 8 1 62 4 .935 208.0 2.51 -1.9 .950
1937 Cincinnati - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1937 Portland - A LF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.2 2.87 +0.2 .991
1937 Reading - AA LF 10 0 2 1 0 5 2 .600 22.1 1.21 -1.9 .402
1937 Cincinnati - AAA RF 41 41 78 6 1 86 2 .977 356.1 2.12 -3.3 .944
1937 Portland - A RF 20 20 35 1 0 37 1 .973 173.0 1.87 -2.2 .984
1937 Reading - AA RF 48 48 78 7 0 86 1 .988 389.2 1.96 -2.5 .970
1938 Cleveland - MLB LF 44 43 97 3 1 105 5 .952 387.2 2.32 -7.9 .902
1938 Cincinnati - AAA LF 15 13 31 1 0 32 0 1.000 110.2 2.60 -0.1 .971
1938 Cleveland - MLB RF 9 8 19 0 0 21 2 .905 75.1 2.27 -2.3 .906
1938 Cincinnati - AAA RF 20 20 30 1 0 34 3 .912 159.0 1.75 -3.4 .913
1939 Cleveland - MLB LF 12 4 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 57.2 2.18 -0.7 .933
1939 Cleveland - MLB RF 72 62 169 5 2 179 5 .972 569.0 2.75 -9.8 .916
1940 Cleveland - MLB LF 86 86 196 9 0 207 2 .990 741.0 2.49 -10.1 .946
1940 Rochester - AAA LF 63 63 155 3 2 158 0 1.000 563.1 2.52 -5.7 .960
1940 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 1.002
1941 Cleveland - MLB LF 105 105 230 5 1 240 5 .979 815.1 2.59 -13.3 .933
1941 Cleveland - MLB RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 +0.1 .996
1942 Cleveland - MLB LF 144 143 311 10 1 329 8 .976 1136.0 2.54 -16.7 .939
1942 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Rochester - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1946 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Rochester - AAA LF 7 6 20 2 1 22 0 1.000 49.0 4.04 -0.2 .918
1946 Rochester - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.004
1946 Cleveland - MLB RF 6 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 52.0 1.56 -0.2 .915
1946 Rochester - AAA RF 89 86 204 8 3 216 4 .981 754.2 2.53 -7.8 .953
1947 Rochester - AAA LF 31 21 62 4 1 66 0 1.000 202.1 2.94 -4.9 .929
1947 Rochester - AAA RF 10 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 32.0 3.66 +0.0 1.030
1948 Rochester - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 4.1 2.08 -1.0 .000
1948 Rochester - AAA LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.017
1948 Rochester - AAA RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 -0.2 .774
1949 Youngstown - AA 1B 20 16 147 8 16 157 2 .987 151.0 9.24 -3.2 .785
1949 Wilmington - A 1B 24 24 170 15 14 186 1 .995 188.1 8.84 -3.3 .806
1949 Youngstown - AA LF 6 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 -0.2 1.001
1949 Wilmington - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 -0.1 .995
1949 Youngstown - AA RF 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 -0.2 .872
1950 Rochester - AAA LF 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.8 .500
TOTAL 1B 44 40 317 23 30 343 3 .991 339.1 9.02 -6.5 .796
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 4.1 2.08 -1.0 .000
TOTAL LF 611 561 1267 44 9 1341 30 .978 4795.2 2.46 -66.1 .940
TOTAL CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.004
TOTAL RF 371 332 723 37 7 783 23 .971 2933.2 2.33 -35.3 .942
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1935 Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school (Cambridge; Cambridge, MA).
12/13/1935 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $4,530.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/15/1937 Injured (strained oblique),out for 5-6 weeks.
10/14/1937 Named the #92 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1938 Named the #73 prospect in the FABL
05/16/1938 Injured (sprained elbow),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/10/1938 Named the #61 prospect in the FABL
08/15/1938 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/23/1938 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
09/29/1938 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/07/1940 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/21/1940 Goes 0-3 against the Philadelphia Sailors, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/26/1941 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/16/1941 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3 months.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/16/1942 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/12/1942 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1942 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/27/1943 Wins the 1943 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/24/1945 Wins the 1945 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/25/1946 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/28/1946 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
05/13/1946 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/09/1949 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/25/1950 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/17/1950 Released by the Cleveland organization.
10/14/1950 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1942 10 3
Year SB Rank
1941 15 5
1942 17 1
Year HP Rank
1938 8 2
1939 5 7
1940 5 5
1941 6 2
1942 8 1
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