Walter Francis Harris
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 245 lb.
Born: December 5, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
High School: Roxborough HS (Philadelphia, PA)
Schools: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Roxborough HS (Philadelphia, PA) and the Houston Astros in the 1st round (15th) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | Rk-A-AAA | HOU | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.79 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 71.0 | 72 | 41 | 22 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.394 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 13.6 | 3.96 | |||
| 1968 | 19 | Covington | APPY | Rk | HOU | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 64.0 | 61 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.266 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 5.35 | |||
| 1968 | 19 | Cocoa | FLOR | A | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.833 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | 19 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.000 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1969 | 20 | Peninsula | CARL | A | HOU | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1.84 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 132.0 | 95 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 129 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.098 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 2.58 | ||
| 1970 | 21 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.02 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 205.0 | 134 | 59 | 46 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.863 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 3.70 | ||
| 1971 | 22 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34.0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.088 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 2.29 | ||
| 1972 | 23 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 6 | 14 | .300 | 3.41 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 153.0 | 162 | 79 | 58 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.327 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 2.41 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.11 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 133.0 | 129 | 60 | 46 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.308 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.51 | ||
| 6 Seasons | 44 | 40 | .524 | 2.52 | 122 | 97 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 728.0 | 615 | 279 | 204 | 24 | 220 | 16 | 594 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 1.147 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 2.70 | |||||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 16 | 25 | .390 | 3.22 | 66 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 321.0 | 318 | 150 | 115 | 8 | 103 | 8 | 199 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1.312 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 1.93 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1.76 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 138.0 | 102 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 129 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.130 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 2.39 | ||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.02 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 205.0 | 134 | 59 | 46 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.863 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 3.70 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 64.0 | 61 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.266 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 5.35 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | Rk-A-AAA | HOU | 13 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .194 | .194 | .194 | .387 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | 19 | Covington | APPY | Rk | HOU | 11 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | 19 | Cocoa | FLOR | A | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | 19 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | 20 | Peninsula | CARL | A | HOU | 19 | 52 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .089 | .146 | .089 | .235 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 21 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 25 | 73 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | .047 | .090 | .063 | .152 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 22 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 23 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 25 | 60 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | .037 | .088 | .056 | .143 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 | 25 | Mexico City Tigers | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Seasons | 122 | 227 | 204 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 112 | .083 | .122 | .098 | .220 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 66 | 70 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | .063 | .104 | .094 | .198 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 20 | 55 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .083 | .137 | .083 | .221 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 25 | 73 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | .047 | .090 | .063 | .152 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 11 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | Rk-AAA-A | HOU | P | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 0.46 | |||
| 1968 | 19 | Covington | APPY | Rk | HOU | P | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 0.55 | |||
| 1968 | 19 | Cocoa | FLOR | A | HOU | P | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 19 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1969 | 20 | Peninsula | CARL | A | HOU | P | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .632 | 0.63 | |||
| 1970 | 21 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | P | 25 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.16 | |||
| 1971 | 22 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | P | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.36 | |||
| 1972 | 23 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | P | 25 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 0.84 | |||
| 1973 | 24 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | P | 26 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.12 | |||
| 6 Seasons | 122 | 115 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 2 | .887 | 0.84 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | Covington Astros | Appalachian League | Rk | HOU | |||
| 1968 | 19 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | HOU | |||
| 1968 | 19 | Cocoa Astros | Florida State League | A | HOU | |||
| 1969 | 20 | Peninsula Astros | Carolina League | A | HOU | |||
| 1970 | 21 | Columbus Astros | Southern League | AA | HOU | |||
| 1970 | 21 | Houston Astros | National League | MLB | HOU | 1 | 1970-09-10 | 1970-09-23 |
| 1971 | 22 | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | AAA | HOU | |||
| 1971 | 22 | Houston Astros | National League | MLB | HOU | 1 | 1971-04-09 | 1971-09-03 |
| 1972 | 23 | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | AAA | HOU | |||
| 1973 | 24 | Tidewater Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1974 | 25 | Mexico City Tigres | Mexican League | AAA |
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