One and one half year wonder out of the
gate 1967-68….coasted to stick around for five more years with limited
effectiveness…aloof and sometimes distant from teammates…oh so good in 68, went
17-8 with five weeks left in season..Ran out of gas and only won one game
thereafter giving Jim 18 wins….Indicative of his career too….Could not get
untracked in 1969 and 1970….Won 6 games each year and totally eclipsed by Bird
Hill Ace peers….trade to mid-year 1971 Yankees was highly unproductive..Released and
was taken off the retread pile by the Braves….Was able to reach 5 victories
with 2 losses in last season...his 4.50 ERA indicate record was buoyed by
Atlanta run support….Died in plane crash 1991…it was said about the tragedy
that Hardin fought the controls of the plane to avoid crashing into children
playing on a baseball diamond.
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