Colbert Dale (Toby) Harrah (b. October 26, 1948 in Sissonville, West Virginia) was a professional baseball player who played with the Texas Rangers both before and after their 1971 franchise shift before later being traded to the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. In 1993, he briefly managed the Rangers.
He played high school baseball in his hometown of LaRue, Ohio and was scouted out but was not signed at graduation as most scouts thoug...
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Colbert Dale (Toby) Harrah (b. October 26, 1948 in Sissonville, West Virginia) was a professional baseball player who played with the Texas Rangers both before and after their 1971 franchise shift before later being traded to the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. In 1993, he briefly managed the Rangers.
He played high school baseball in his hometown of LaRue, Ohio and was scouted out but was not signed at graduation as most scouts thought he planned to attend college on a baseball scholarship. A few months later, Tony Lucadello followed up and found that Harrah was not attending school, but was instead working in a factory in nearby Marion, Ohio. Lucadello signed Harrah for the Philadelphia Phillies in December, 1966.
After one year in the Phillies organization, Harrah was drafted by the Washington Senators in the fall of 1967. He advanced to the major league club in 1971; the next year the franchise relocated and became the Texas Rangers. He was the regular shortstop...
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