Tom Harmon

Thomas Harold Harmon

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
• School University of Texas
• High School Eastern Hills High School
• Born December 16, 1948 in Lubbock, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Tom Harmon was drafted 2nd overall in the secondary phase of the 1970 amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals. He would play five seasons in the Royals chain, and three seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals system. He was a coach for the Oklahoma City 89ers in 1978, getting 1 AB. He managed the Central Oregon Phillies in 1979, the Spartanburg Phillies in 1980 and the Spartanburg Traders in 1981. Harmon was the youngest coach in the National League when he was a Chicago Cubs coach in 1982. He managed the Midland Cubs in 1983.

Harmon went into private business from 1984 to 1988, then returned to baseball. He has been an assistant coach at the University of Texas since 1989. He was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1993.

Sources include: U Texas website

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1979	Central Oregon Phillies	Northwest League	43-28	1st	Philadelphia Phillies	League Champs
1980	Spartanburg Phillies	South Atlantic League	73-65	3rd(t)	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost in 1st round
1981	Spartanburg Traders	South Atlantic League	71-70	5th	Philadelphia Phillies
1983	Midland Cubs	Texas League	63-73	7th(t)	Chicago Cubs