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Toby Harrah

Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach

Born
October 26, 1948
Age in 2026
78
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1948

About Toby Harrah

Colbert Dale "Toby" Harrah is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986. Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers franchise, including his rookie season during the team's final year as the Washington Senators in 1971. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. In 1992, he briefly served as manager of the Rangers. Harrah most recently served as the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers. Legendary scout Tony Lucadello later discovered that Harrah was not attending school, but was instead working in a factory in nearby Marion. On June 25, 1976, Harrah played an entire doubleheader at shortstop without recording a single chance in the field. With the retirement of Jeff Burroughs in 1985, Harrah became the last active major leaguer to have played for the Washington Senators. In a 13–11 Rangers win over the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium on August 6, 1986 which was the first game in MLB history that featured three grand slams, Harrah hit the first one of the contest off Ken Dixon in the second inning.

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Toby Harrah timeline

  1. Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers franchise, including his rookie season during the team's final year as the Washington Senators in 1971.
  2. On June 25, 1976, Harrah played an entire doubleheader at shortstop without recording a single chance in the field.
  3. With the retirement of Jeff Burroughs in 1985, Harrah became the last active major leaguer to have played for the Washington Senators.
  4. In a 13–11 Rangers win over the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium on August 6, 1986 which was the first game in MLB history that featured three grand slams, Harrah hit the first one of the contest off Ken Dixon in the second inning.

The world when Toby Harrah was born

Toby Harrah was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1948

  • #1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
  • Top movieHamlet
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
  • Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
  • Top headlineState of Israel declared
  • Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
  • Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
  • Notable inventionVelcro
  • World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
  • U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Toby Harrah's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19482026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$8,300$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population146.6M341 million

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