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At 5-foot-10 and 225 pounds, what stood out was Harris' size, Belmonte told The Tribune.
"He looks more like a football player," Belmonte told The Tribune of Harris. "But he's got some power and he can adjust well to the count and situation. I'm really impressed watching him hit."
For Harris, though, he ended up getting to hit in just that one season for independent Salt Lake City. He didn't get a second.
Harris' career began and ended that year in 1990, signed by Salt Lake City as a free agent out of the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Harris was also referred to by his given name, Freeman Harris.
He also played at Seminole State College, where he made the school's Hall of Fame.
At Southwestern Louisiana, Harris earned conference Player of the Week honors in April 1990, as he hit .412, including tallying six RBI on three hits in one game.
In May, he assessed an opposing pitcher to The Alexandria Town Talk after going hitless against him.
"He kept the ball away from us. He hit every spot he had to hit," Harris told The Town Talk. "That's pretty much the bottom line."
With Salt Lake City, Harris knocked in a run on a single in a June game. He hit a two-run double in an August game.
In a July game, he hit a two-run bloop single as a fill-in, among other fill-ins who did well in that game, The Tribune wrote.
"We put guys in there like Danny Montes, Brian Kelly and Butch Harris and they picked up the slack," Belmonte told The Tribune then.
Overall, Harris got into 39 games for Salt Lake City that year. He hit .244, with 15 RBI and no home runs to mark the extent of his pro career.
- Alexandria Town Talk, May 25, 1990: 'too much Ogea'
- Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 1990: Speedier Outfield Highlights '90 Trappers
- Salt Lake Tribune, July 26, 1990: Trappers Win Blowout Against Butte
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