Greg Harris Trades and Transactions

The Greg Harris trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Greg Harris has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I don't know why people wouldn't want me to do it (pitch left-handed in a game). People are always afraid of something new. That's how baseball is. And Boston is so conservative. People are afraid to try anything." - Ambidextrous right-hander Greg A. Harris in Baseball Digest (September 1992, Jeff Lenihan, "Will the Big Leagues Ever Feature a Switch-Pitcher?")

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Greg Harris

Greg Harris Autograph on a 1991 Score (#109)

Greg Harris Autograph on a 1991 Score (#109)
 

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Birth Name:   Greg Allen Harris
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-02-1955  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lynwood, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Los Alamitos High School (Los Alamitos, CA)
College:   Long Beach City College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Both
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-20-1981 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-29-1995
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Greg Harris

Trades & Transactions

06-05-1974: Selected by California Angels in the 10th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
01-09-1975: Selected by New York Mets in the 4th round — secondary phase (or secondary phase delayed) — free-agent draft, did not sign.
01-07-1976: Selected by New York Mets in the 7th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
09-17-1976: Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Mets.
02-10-1982: Traded by New York Mets (with Alex Trevino and Jim Kern) to Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.
09-27-1983: Claimed on waivers by Montreal Expos from Cincinnati Reds.
07-20-1984: Traded by Montreal Expos to San Diego Padres for Al Newman.
02-13-1985: Sold by San Diego Padres to Texas Rangers.
12-21-1987: Released by Texas Rangers.
01-19-1988: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
03-24-1988: Released by Cleveland Indians.
04-01-1988: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies.
11-04-1988: Granted free agency.
12-07-1988: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies.
08-07-1989: Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Philadelphia Phillies.
11-13-1989: Granted free agency.
02-15-1990: Signed by Boston Red Sox.
06-27-1994: Released by Boston Red Sox.
07-03-1994: Signed by New York Yankees.
07-13-1994: Released by New York Yankees.
03-29-1995: Signed by Montreal Expos.
10-17-1995: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

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