Haney was valued by teams mainly for his defensive abilities. In addition to his .985 fielding percentage and skill at working with pitching staffs, he threw out 110 of 282 stolen base attempts (39.0%) and picked off 8 baserunners during his career. He was acquired three separate times by the Oakland A\'s, and was on their roster during their entire World Championship year of 1974.\n', '

On July 27, 1966, he hit a home run in his first major league game (second at bat) against John O\'Donoghue of the Cleveland Indians.\n', '

On September 6, 1968, Haney had his first and only 4-hit game, when he hit three singles and a double against the Chicago White Sox.\n', '

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