- Leonard Anthony Harris married Carnettia (Johnson) on February 17, 1990... they have two daughters:
Chanel (1/17/93) and Ciara (11/27/95).
- Was drafted by George Zuraw (Reds)... graduated from Jackson High School in Miami in 1983, where he hit
.463 and stole 22 consecutive bases as a senior... attended Miami-Dade Community College North.
2005
Built on his Major League pinch-hit record, collecting 19 pinch-hits, giving the veteran 212 for his career. Second all-time is Manny Mota, with 150 from 1962-82. As a pinch hitter, was 19-for-61 (.311). Belted a pinch-hit, two-run homer off Atlanta's Kyle Farnsworth on Oct. 2, his first pinch-hit homer since Sept. 23, 2004. It was his fifth career pinch-homer. Reached the 200 pinch-hit plateau with a double on June 5 at Washington in the eighth inning off Luis Ayala.
2004
Major League Baseball's all-time pinch-hit leader with 193 went 12-for-55 (.218) as a pinch-hitter in 2004 ... His pinch-hit home run on Sept. 23 versus the Phillies was his first home run since April, 4, 2003 ... For his career, Harris is 193-for-743 (.260) as a pinch-hitter ... Collected a three-run pinch-hit double off Eric Gagne on Aug. 18.
2003
- Saw action in 13 games with the Marlins and hit .286 (4x14, RBI) after being signed to a minor league
contract on August 8... was released by the Chicago Cubs on August 2... overall, played in 88 games with
Florida and Chicago, hitting .193 (28x145) with three doubles, one homer and eight RBI.
- Entered each of his first 11 games with Florida as a pinch-hitter (4x8, 2 BB)... made his first Marlins start in LF on September 27 vs. the Mets (0x3, BB)... also saw five innings in LF on September 28 against the Mets.
- Began his Marlins career with three hits in his first four at-bats with the Club (all PH)... went 4x8, RBI as a PH with Florida... collected his first Florida hit on August 22 at San Francisco and singled as a pinch-hitter on
August 28 at Pittsburgh... posted his first RBI as a Marlin on August 31 vs. Montreal.
- Was selected from AAA Albuquerque on August 22 after eight games with the Isotopes (.167, 4x24, RBI).
- Played 35 games at 3B (26 starts), two games at 1B, three games in LF and three games (one start) in RF.
- Overall, was a pinch-hitter 46 times, going 8x40 with five walks (two intentional), one sacrifice and two RBI.
- Recorded the 1,000th hit of his Major League career on June 5, a single off Tampa Bay's Dewon Brazelton.
2003 Postseason:
- Saw five games (all PH), going 1x4 with a walk... collected his hit on October 1 at San Francisco, a
sixth-inning single... played in two Division Series games and three NLCS contests.
2002
Hit .305 with three homers and 17 RBI in 122 games with the Brewers... hit .467 vs. LHP and .291 off RHP.
Led the Majors in pinch hits (22) and pinch hit at-bats (72), setting Milwaukee single season marks in both
categories... hit .306 as a pinch hitter with one homer and four RBI.
Hit his third career pinch-hit homer on June 3 vs. Chicago (NL) off Jon Lieber... was his first PH homer since
he hit two in 1996 with Cincinnati (on April 16 at Chicago (NL) and August 31 vs. Florida).
Eclipsed the Brewers pinch-hit mark when he collected his 15th of the season on July 30 at Atlanta.
Posted a .225 batting average before the All-Star Break, but hit .349 after the Break... started in 23 of the 63 games he appeared in following the Break... hit over .300 in July (.333) and August (.360).
Went 4x4 on August 26 vs. Chicago (NL), posting three singles off Kerry Wood and a homer off Will Cunnane.
Suffered a strained left quadriceps on September 3 at Chicago (NL).
2001
Lenny set major league single-year records for pinch at-bats (83) and pinch-hit appearances (95) with the Mets ... batted .253 as a pinch hitter (21-83).
became baseball's all-time pinch-hit leader October 6 when he singled off Montreal's Carl Pavano for pinch hit No. 151 (surpassing Manny Mota's career total).
made just 10 starts on the season (5 at first base, 2 at third base, 2 in leftfield and 1 in rightfield).
2000
Opened the season with Arizona before going to the Mets June 2 ... in 112 overall games, he batted .260 with 4 homers and 26 RBI.
had 15 pinch hits, tying for the big league lead.
was Arizona's Opening Day third baseman ... in the second game of the campaign April 5 against Philadelphia, he hit a grand slam off Paul Byrd.
hit .304 in 76 games after joining the Mets ... went on to appear in 7 postseason contests -- and made his first trip to the World Series.
1999
Played for both Colorado and Arizona, batting .310 in 110 games.
had 26 pinch hits -- the 2nd-highest one-season total in big league history ... was 26-for-68 in a pinch (.382) with 12 RBI.
joined the Diamondbacks August 31 and was on that franchise's first-ever postseason roster ... played in 2 Division Series games against the Mets.
1998
Appeared in 132 combined games for the Reds and the Mets, batting .259 with 6 homers and 27 RBI ... as a pinch hitter, he hit .300 (12-40).
opened the season in Cincinnati, where he batted .295 in 57 games.
made his only career mound appearance June 1 in a 16-3 loss at San Francisco ... worked a perfect frame -- including a strikeout of Brent Mayne.
1997
Hit .273 in 120 games for Cincinnati ... started games at five different positions.
played in his 1,000th big league game June 18 at Cleveland.
1996
Was one of the majors' top pinch hitters, batting .347 in that role (17-49) for the Reds with 2 homers and 13 RBI.
hit the first 2 pinch homers of his big league career -- April 16 off the Cubs' Doug Jones at Wrigley Field and August 31 off Florida's Chris Hammond.
the August 31 blast -- which came in a 22-8 victory -- was his second career grand slam.
stole home as part of a double steal May 4 at San Francisco.
1995
Was a key bench player for Cincinnati, the National League Central Division champions.
went 11-for-50 in his pinch at-bats with 5 RBI.
in the N.L. Championship Series against Atlanta, he went 2-for-2 with 1 RBI and a stolen base.
1994
Began his second tour of duty with the Reds by hitting .310 in 66 games.
was used mostly as a pinch hitter -- going 12-for-45.
1993
Hit .238 in 107 games for Los Angeles.
was used extensively as a pinch hitter for the first time during his big league career, going 8-for-45 ... started just 26 times.
1992
Had starting assignments at five different positions for the Dodgers, appearing in 135 games ... hit .271 with 19 steals.
had a career-high 10-game hitting streak April 25-May 12, going 14-for-35.
1991
Played in a career-high 145 contests for the Dodgers, hitting .287 with 16 doubles, 3 homers and 38 RBI ... most of his playing time came at third base (113 games, including 89 starts).
hit his first career grand slam June 10 at Wrigley Field off Cubs southpaw Chuck McElroy.
on July 26 vs. Montreal, he broke up a no-hitter by the Expos' Mark Gardner with a leadoff single in the 10th inning ... scored the game-winning run later in that frame in the Dodgers' 1-0 victory.
1990
Batted .304 with a career-high 131 hits for the Dodgers ... stole home as part of a double steal August 11 at Atlanta.
1989
Played in 115 total games for Cincinnati and Los Angeles, batting .236 with 3 homers and 26 RBI.
had his first 20 big league pinch at-bats, recording 8 hits.
batted .223 in 61 games for the Reds ... hit his first M.L. homer June 9 off Los Angeles' Orel Hershiser.
was traded to Los Angeles July 18, where he hit .252 in 54 contests.
had a career-best 5-hit game August 23 at Montreal.
1988
Played for Glens Falls (AA) and Nashville (AAA) during the minor league season before seeing his first big league action with Cincinnati in September.
batted .372 in 16 M.L. games, making his debut September 8 at San Diego ... recorded his first hit September 19 -- a single off San Diego's Ed Whitson.
in 107 games for Nashville, he batted .277 with an American Association-high 45 steals.
1987
Was primarily used at shortstop for Nashville (AAA), hitting .248 in 120 contests.
1986
Was an Eastern League postseason all-star at Vermont (AA), batting .253 with a career-high 10 homers, 52 RBI and 36 steals.
1985
Batted .259 in 132 games for Tampa (A).
1984
Hit .246 in 132 games for Cedar Rapids (A) ... stole 31 bases, the 6th-highest total in the Midwest League.
1983
Began his professional career with the Reds' Billings (Rookie) club, batting .281 in 56 games.
