Meet Your Hall of Famers: Carl Harvey

 

Bio:   Carl Harvey was born in Winona Lake, IN (Pop. 4,908, 50 miles South of South Bend, IN).  He attended James Whitcomb Riley High School (Nickname: Wildcats) where he was a 2-sport athlete (Football and Baseball).  At Riley, Carl led the football team to back-to-back playoff appearances as QB.  He was also a 2-time baseball All-State pitcher and holds the AAAA (biggest classification) State Tournament record of 16 k’s in a playoff game (7 inning game).

Draft: Was the 2^nd pick in Season 26 by New York (brentcnb).  

Scout Paul McKnight- “Carl has a live arm.  He tops out at 96 mph with his Split FB toping out at 88.  His mechanics can be cleaned up to help with control and add more velocity.”

Career: Harvey was drafted in Season 26 by New York and broke into the Majors in Season 30.  During his career he played for New York/Indianapolis, Pittsburg, and Huntington/San Antonio.  During his time, he was a 6-time All-Star and won a Gold Glove Award (32). His best season was Season 38 when he won 15 games, had a .198 OAV, 1.00 WHIP, and 2.37 ERA, while striking out 221.  Over his Career he accumulated stats of 183 Wins, 2804.2 Innings, 2684 K’s, .234 OVA, 1.21 Whip and 3.20 ERA. 

Speech Highlight- “Ever since I started playing baseball, I knew it was all I wanted to do.  I was blessed with ability to be able to do it.  This award is for all those that took a chance on me.”