Luther Harvel
Luther Raymond Harvel (September 30, 1905 – April 10, 1986), nicknamed "Red", was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. Born in Cambria, Illinois, he spent almost 50 years in baseball, his career stretching from 1926 into the 1970s. A centerfielder during his active career, he threw and batted right-handed, was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He appeared in 40 games in Major League Baseball for the 1928 Cleveland Indians, getting into 40 games from July 31st on, including 39 in center.
| Luther "Red" Harvel | |
|---|---|
| Centerfielder | |
| Born: September 30, 1905 Cambria, Illinois | |
| Died: April 10, 1986 (aged 80) Kansas City, Missouri | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 1928, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1928, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .221 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| Teams | |
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Luther spent most of 1928 at Omaha, hitting .352. He played 13 years in the minors and also managed five seasons. During his 1928 MLB stint — all but one game of which occurred in August and September of that season — Harvel collected 30 hits in 136 at bats, with six doubles and one triple.
Harvel was later a scout for the Kansas City/Oakland A's (1967-1968), Cleveland Indians (1969-1970), Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-1972), and A's again (1973-1974).
He died on 10 April 1986, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80.[1]