Today's Birthday: Ken Harrelson (Olean A's, 1959)

Credits: Topps Co. via Trading Card Database

Happy 79th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect (Olean A's) Ken Harrelson, who was born on this date in 1941.

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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