Primary Position: Pinch hitter
Birthplace: Rutherfordton
First, Middle Names: Harold Morris
Nickname: Gomer
Date of Birth: April 3, 1944 Date and Place of Death: May 13, 2007, Saluda, NC
Burial: West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherfordton
High School: Rutherford-Spindale Central High School, Rutherfordton
College: Did Not Attend
Bats: Both Throws: R Height and Weight: 6-2, 185
Debut Year: 1971 Fina Year: 1971 Years Played: 1
Team and Year: Cleveland Indians, 1971
Career Summary
G AB H R RBI HR BA. OBP. SLG. WAR
80 83 17 3 9 1 .205 .256 .277 -0.6
For a few weeks in the spring of 1971, a country boy from the hills of North Carolina with an endearing grin and an aw-shucks demeanor captured the hearts of the long-suffering fans of a moribund baseball team. He gave them something they hadn’t had in a decade: Hope. The dreams melted in despair as the loses again piled up and the season turned out like every other but this time, in the wake of the losing, a legend remained.