During his one season in the Oriole farm system, Harris played a total of 97 games for three teams in the lower minors and hit a combined .287 (95-for 331). While playing for the Bluefield Orioles, the speedy outfielder led the Appalachian League with 34 stolen bases in just 58 games.\n', '

Harris began the 1967 season with the Houston club, and at the age of 19 was the sixth-youngest player to appear in a National League game that season. During his short time with the Astros, he was used as a pinch runner five times and as a pinch hitter one time, and never got a chance to play on defense. In his only major league at bat, he struck out against Mel Queen of the Cincinnati Reds.\n', '

From May 26 through the end of the season he was in the military service, and never again played in a big league game.\n', '

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