Toby Harrah Played An Entire Doubleheader Without Touching the Ball in 1976
Published on March 21st, 2025 8:20 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
Toby Harrah enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a Major League Baseball player. Harrah, who played shortstop for teams including the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians, was a 4x All-Star.
Harrah played his first game in the Major Leagues in the late 1960s, and didn't return until the mid-1980s.
Toby Harrah also holds one of the most unusual distinctions in the history of Major League Baseball - he once played an entire double-header without seeing a single baseball come his way. This is an impressive feat for a starting shortstop.
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It was Friday, June 25th, 1976, and the Texas Rangers were playing a doubleheader at home against the Chicago White Sox.
There were plenty of runs scored on the day - the Rangers won the first game by a score of 8-4, while the White Sox won the second game by a score of 14-9.
There were plenty of hits that day - after all, the White Sox scored a total of 18 runs over the course of the double-header.
Toby Harrah, however, was bored to tears, as not a single baseball was hit his way over the course of the 6 1/2 hours of baseball.
There were home runs, triples, doubles and plenty of singles, but Harrah didn't get a single CHANCE to field a baseball that day.
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While it was quiet at shortstop for Harrah, his bat certainly wasn't quiet on the day.
Harrah went 3-5 in the opening game, hitting a home run and cashing in 5 RBIs.
In the second game of the double-header, Harrah went 3-3 with 3 RBIs and another home run.
In total, Harrah went 6-8 on the day with 8 RBIs and two home runs, but didn't have a single ball hit to him at shortstop.
I'm sure that even at the age of 76, Harrah still remembers this day of baseball. In some ways, June 25th, 1976 was one of the best days of Harrah's life as a professional baseball player.
In other ways, June 25th, 1976 was likely one of the most boring days of Harrah's professional playing career.
