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Terry Walter Harmon (born April 12, 1944) is an American former Terry Harmon Stats, Baseball-Reference.com
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Harmon helped the Phillies win two consecutive
Terry Harmon
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Terry Harmon
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professional baseball
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second baseman/shortstop
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who played Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies
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(1967, 1969–77). He was a 5th round pick (85th player chosen overall) of the Phillies in the 1965 MLB Draft
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Harmon attended DeVilbiss High School and Ohio University
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Harmon helped the Phillies win two consecutive National League
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(NL) Eastern Division titles, in 1976 and 1977.
Over ten MLB seasons, Harmon played in 547 games, had 1,125 at-bats, 164 runs scored, 262 hits, 31 doubles, 12 triples, 4 home runs, 72 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, and 117 walks, with a .233 batting average, .311 on-base percentage, and .292 slugging percentage.
After Harmon's baseball career ended, he became involved in cable TV, first with PRISM (the Philadelphia sports channel), then with home shopping, including a cable television 24/7 jewelry channel.
See also
*List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise
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Terry Harmon
at Baseball Almanac
Terry Harmon
at Baseball Gauge 1944 births Living people Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Philadelphia Phillies players Ohio Bobcats baseball players Baseball players from Toledo, Ohio Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Tidewater Tides players Bakersfield Bears players {{baseball-infielder-stub