| Dick Harley | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 25, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: March 3, 1952 (aged 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 2, 1897, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 21, 1903, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 236 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard Joseph Harley (September 25, 1872 – April 3, 1952) was an American baseball outfielder, manager, and coach.
A native of Philadelphia, Harley played baseball and American football at Georgetown University. He then played professional baseball from 1896 to 1909, including seven years in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns (1897–1898), Cleveland Spiders (1899), Cincinnati Reds (1900–1901), Detroit Tigers (1902), and Chicago Cubs (1903). During his major league career, he appeared in 741 games and compiled a .262 batting average with 96 extra-base hits, 236 RBIs, and 78 times hit by pitch.[1]
As an outfielder, he had a strong arm, led the National League in assists in 1898, and totaled at least 20 assists in four of his seven major league seasons. He also led all National League outfielders in errors with 27 in 1899 and 30 in 1901.[1]
Harley later served as the player-manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Eastern League (1904–1905) and as a college baseball coach for Georgetown (1913), Penn State (1915–1917), and Pittsburgh (1920–1924).
- ^ a b "Dick Harley Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2019.