After seeing time in only 43 games with the Cardinals in 1985, Harper would be released by the team following the season. Brian Harper (* 19. High School: San Pedro HS (San Pedro, CA), Debut: [8], "Brian Harper Minor Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com", "Brian Harper Stats - Baseball-Reference.com", "Tigers tab Rojas to return as Triple-A manager", "Tigers fire six minor league coaches; future of Mud Hens' Doug Mientkiewicz not determined", "PCA Baseball Instructors in Scottsdale, Arizona", "Brett Harper Minor, Fall, Winter, Japanese, Independent & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com", "Lance Harper Minor Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Harper&oldid=982870260, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, September 29, 1979, for the California Angels, April 29, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 21:40. Or write about sports? Then in the deciding game, he caught the Game 7 masterpiece of Jack Morris, who threw 10 innings of shutout baseball in arguably one of the most intense World Series games ever played. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. He wasn't fast enough to play the outfield; nobody was sure he would hit enough to play first. In the top of the 8th inning, Harper teamed up with first baseman Kent Hrbek to execute an outstanding 3-2-3 double play that prevented Lonnie Smith from scoring while also nabbing Sid Bream at first, ending the Braves' most credible scoring threat with heart-stopping suddenness (the Braves would return the favor in the bottom half of the inning, when second baseman Mark Lemke snagged a weak liner off of Hrbek's bat and stepped on the bag to retire second baseman Chuck Knoblauch). Allowed to leave, Harper joined the Milwaukee Brewers as a free agent for the strike-shortened 1994 season and would finish the season hitting .291, his lowest batting average since 1987. Born:

Harper's career appeared to have neared the end of the line as he would spend only 19 games with the Detroit Tigers in 1986 and 11 games with the Oakland Athletics in 1987, seeing most of his playing time back at the AAA level. Join our linker program.

At Salt Lake City in '81 he hit .350 with 45 doubles, 28 homers, 122 RBI. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Tried in the outfield, it was decided that he was too slow to be an adequate defender, and he again languished between Pittsburgh and AAA Portland. Brian Harper, Camera Department: RED. April 29, 1995 Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis.

Despite his first seeing action for the Angels in 1979 and his hitting .350 with 28 home runs and 122 RBI for Salt Lake City in 1981, the Angels were not interested in giving Harper time behind the plate, at first base, or DH over established stars such as Rod Carew, Bob Boone, Don Baylor, and Reggie Jackson. [7] Harper's youngest son, Lance, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 23rd round of the 2011 Draft and spent two seasons in the Royals system before being released following the 2012 season. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 5.

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However his career would soon stall.

[1] In der Saison 2008/09 versuchte sich Harper in der Korean Basketball League für KCC Egis, doch sein Vertrag wurde bereits nach neun Einsätzen beendet. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. He was drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft in the 31st round by the Washington Nationals, but he chose not to sign. Do you have a sports website? (Age 35-195d) Check out our editors' picks to get the lowdown on the movies and shows we're looking forward to this month. In 2013, he was named the hitting coach of the Iowa Cubs, the Class AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.

[4] After two years as a coach for the Mud Hens, he became the hitting coach for the Erie SeaWolves prior to the 2019 season. By comparison, Laudner's career mark with the Twins was a shade under 30 percent, including just 27 percent between 1988 and 1989. Für die Basketball-Bundesliga 2012/13 wurde Harper vom deutschen Erstligisten TBB Trier verpflichtet, wo er in der jungen Mannschaft von Trainer Henrik Rödl als eine der erfahreneren Spieler agierte. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Die Mannschaft erreichte mit 15 Saisonsiegen in 34 Spielen einen guten zwölften Tabellenplatz, ohne sich für die Play-offs qualifizieren zu können. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball.

Harper would come out of retirement in 2000, playing one game with the Seattle Mariners Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers. Although starting catcher Tim Laudner had been the primary catcher since 1982, he never hit as well as the team had hoped and bottomed out during the 1987 season and despite hitting 16 home runs he would only bat .191.

Given an opportunity to play a meaningful stretch of time at his natural position of catcher, Harper would flourish in 1988, hitting .295 in 182 plate appearances – the most Harper had received in a single season in the majors. On November 3, 2016, Harper was named the hitting coach of the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?

   vs. MIL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: We present them here for purely educational purposes. Although Laudner would continue to be re-signed by the Twins through the 1990 season, Harper would be the primary catcher for the Twins and see game action in at least 123 games for the next five years.[2].

Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Nach dem Studium in seinem Heimatland begann Harper 2007 eine Karriere als Profi in Norwegen. He endured a violent play-at-the-plate collision with Lonnie Smith early in the Series, holding onto the ball to preserve a run. Despite his career year, the small market Twins decided they could not afford Harper and his $2.4 million salary behind the plate, instead trading pitcher Willie Banks to the Cubs for a starting catcher in Matt Walbeck who made just above the league minimum salary of $109,000.
All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Harper was drafted by the California Angels in the fourth round of the 1977 amateur draft before being assigned to the rookie-league Idaho Falls Angels. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [7] Brett has spent the last three seasons playing for Monclova in the Mexican League and Yokohama and Rakuten in the Japanese Baseball Leagues. In 2006, Harper was named the manager of the Salt Lake Bees, the Triple-A affiliate of the Angels and managed the team through the 2007 season. In der Saison 2014/15 war er Führungsspieler beim zypriotischen Erstligisten AEK Larnaca, gewann mit der Mannschaft den Meistertitel und wurde vom Internetportal Eurobasket.com zum besten ausländischen Spieler der Liga gewählt. The Cardinals would go on to lose the game in the ninth 2-1 on the Royals' Dane Iorg's pinch-hit 2-run single following the infamous Don Denkinger non-out call on Jorge Orta. [5], Harper is also a catching instructor at Player's Choice Academy, a youth travel baseball program in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the fall and winter months. He averaged a league-leading one strikeout per 25 plate appearances throughout his time in the AL.

The Angels traded him to Pittsburgh. The Angels at that time were building entirely around free agents and veterans, in no mood to give a young player a chance.

Bei den Eisbären spielte Harper unter anderem auch wieder mit Devin Searcy zusammen. He was (28) by the time he got a chance to play.[3]. He most recently served as the hitting coach of the Double-A Erie SeaWolves. Harper tried to convert to the outfield or first base.

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. On September 15, 2019, the Tigers fired Harper.

Anschließend bekam er für die Basketball-Bundesliga 2013/14 einen Vertrag beim Ligakonkurrenten Eisbären aus Bremerhaven,[2] dessen neuer Cheftrainer Calvin Oldham bereits Trainerassistent bei Harpers früherem Verein KCC Egis und von Rödl bei Alba Berlin gewesen war.    vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: Nach schwachem Saisonstart erreichten die Eisbären mit zwölf Saisonsiegen auf dem zwölften Tabellenplatz noch den sicheren Klassenerhalt. Ab Februar 2009 hatte Harper dann in seiner Heimat noch einzelne Einsätze in der D-League für die Sioux Falls Skyforce und die Reno Bighorns. Find out more. Brian Harper. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. After being released by the A's following the 1987 season, his career was at a crossroads. Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season, More Brian Harper Pages at Baseball Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, October 17, 2:04AM. From 2001 to 2005, Harper was named the manager of the Angels' Arizona Fall League. [3] In 33 Bundesliga-Spielen für Bremerhaven erzielte er im Schnitt 5,9 Punkte und 4,0 Rebounds pro Partie. He bounced over to St. Louis, Detroit, Oakland, Minnesota. The Pirates already had Tony Pena and Steve Nicosia; they needed another catcher like they needed a first baseman. Join Facebook to connect with Brian Harper and others you may know. Harper did, however, provide a memorable moment as a Cardinal in the 1985 World Series, appearing as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of Game 6 and batting in Terry Pendleton with a single to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Although he would hit for decent power (122 home runs over 9+ season) and a relatively high average (.297), Brett, so far, has been unable to break into the majors, despite spending 2008–2010 at AAA.

As the starting catcher, he would go 0-4, while striking out and hitting into a double play. Do you have a blog? Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams in both the American and National Leagues during his 16-year career (1979-1995). Im Rahmen des BBL All-Star Games nahm Harper 2014 zum zweiten Mal hintereinander am „Dunking-Wettbewerb“ teil.

In 17 games postseason games played (1985 NLCS, 1991 ALCS, 1985, 1991 World Series), Harper batted .318 (14-for-44) with 3 runs and 3 RBI. (Age 19-348d,

Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. September 29, 1979 He was also not prone to walking and did it less often than he struck out, finishing his career with 133 walks (as compared to 188 strikeouts) in 3386 plate appearances.

Es folgten Stationen bei Tartu Ulikool/Rock in Estland, dem japanischen Klub Tokyo Hachioji Trains, Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel und Apoel Nikosia (Zypern). Harper attended Las Vegas High School, pitching for the school's baseball team.
View the profiles of professionals named "Brian Harper" on LinkedIn. What likely cemented Harper's reputation as a poor thrower was his 22 percent rate during the 1991 season and his poor display during the 1991 post-season during which first the Blue Jays and then the Braves would run at will against Harper – finishing a combined 11 for 14 on steal attempts.[2]. 11,880th in MLB history) All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. View the profiles of people named Brian Harper.