Player #133B:Player #133B: David S. "Dave" Harris. "Sheriff". Outfielder with the Washington Senators in 1930-1934. 406 hits and 32 home runs in 7 MLB seasons. He debuted with the Boston Braves in 1925. His best season was 1931 for Washington as he posted a .434 OBP with 50 RBIs in 284 plate appearances.
Harris said that he had never been a sheriff but had once been deputized. He was described as "essentially an uneducated hillbilly" and said he had been deputized to chase mule thieves in the Carolinas.
He roomed with Moe Berg in 1932, and oddly enough they got along well.
Harris had four plate appearances in the 1933 World Series, going 0-for-2 but getting two walks.
Harris played roughly equal amounts of right and left field, and also played occasionally in center field, at third base and at first base. However, his defensive appearances number only 395, while his offensive appearances number 542, so he was clearly being used as a pinch-hitter rather frequently too.
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