Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Ken "Hawk" Harrelson

Happy 78th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect (Olean A's) Ken Harrelson, who was born on this date in 1941.

Credits: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

He was signed out of high school by the Kansas City Athletics in 1959 and assigned to the Olean A's (.192/.236/.308).

After five seasons in the minors, Harrelson made his major league debut with Kansas City Athletics in 1963. He played nine seasons in the majors with Kansas City (1963-66, '67), Washington Senators (1966-67), Boston Red Sox (1967-69), and Cleveland Indians (1969-71).

Following his retirement, he played professional golf, briefly served as the Chicago White Sox general manager (1985-86) and was a longtime major league broadcaster with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

Source: Baseball Reference

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