Harold Kenneth Gerhart (born May 19, 1961), is a retired
Major League Baseball player who was an
outfielder from 1986 to 1988 for the
Baltimore Orioles. His career came to an abrupt ending when he was struck in the wrist while batting. He now lives with his family in
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropol ...
.
Career
Gerhart graduated from MTSU and was drafted by the
Baltimore Orioles in 1982 during the 5th round of the amateur draft. Being drafted in 1982, he spent four years in the minors, and debuted against the
Detroit Tigers
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in 1986. After two years of playing, he got injured while batting when he was hit by a pitch in the wrist. The injury ended his major league career.
He holds the single season runs scored record for the
Hagerstown Suns minor league baseball team with 131 runs scored in 1983. He is also the Suns career leader in runs scored with 170 (tied with Don Buford).
External links
1961 births
Major League Baseball outfielders
Baltimore Orioles players
Hagerstown Suns players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Living people
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball players
Bluefield Orioles players
Charlotte Knights players
Phoenix Firebirds players
Rochester Red Wings players
Shreveport Captains players
Baseball players from Charleston, South Carolina
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