Harrington signed with the Athletics in 1949 and played several years of
minor league baseball,
winning 17, 19 and 20 games in the Class D
Tobacco State League (1949), Class A
Sally League (1952) and Double-A
Southern Association (1958), and 115 minor league games over eleven seasons. He spent the entire
1955 campaign on the Athletics' roster and put up his best year, splitting six
decisions with an
earned run average of 4.11 in 34 games and
innings pitched. During his major league career, Harrington issued 67
walks and gave up 114
hits, with 40
strikeouts in innings pitched. He retired from baseball after the 1961 season. ==Personal life==