Luther spent most of 1928 at Omaha, hitting .352. He played 13 years in the minors and also managed five seasons. During his 1928 MLB stint — all but one game of which occurred in August and September of that season — Harvel collected 30 hits in 136 at bats, with six doubles and one triple.
Harvel was later a scout for the Kansas City/Oakland A's (1967-1968), Cleveland Indians (1969-1970), Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-1972), and A's again (1973-1974).[citation needed]
He died on 10 April 1986, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80.

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