Dave Harper | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | September 7, 1917 |
Birth Place: | Conley, Georgia |
Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1943 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
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David Thimothy Harper (September 7, 1917 - January 15, 1996) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of Conley, Georgia, Harper attended Clark College.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut playing for several teams in 1943. Harper spent 1944 and 1945 with the Kansas City Monarchs, and finished his career with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1946.[2] [3] He died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996 at age 78.
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