harlow was signed by the baltimore orioles as an amateur free agent on august 24, 1970. he played parts of four seasons with the orioles before being traded to the california angels for floyd rayford and cash on june 5, 1979. most of harlow's career highs came during the season with baltimore when he scored 67 runs, recorded 112 hits, and 14 stolen bases. harlow played his final mlb game on october 3, 1981, finishing with a career .248 batting average.