Harold Burnham "Sheriff" Lee (February 15, 1905 – September 4, 1989) was an American

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

. He played in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) for the

Brooklyn Robins The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

, and Boston Braves / Bees between 1930 and 1936."Hal Lee Statistics and History"
"baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14. In 752 games over seven seasons, Lee posted a .275

batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ...

(755-for-2750) with 316 runs, 144 doubles, 40

triples TripleS (stylized as tripleS; Help:IPA/English, /ˈtɹɪpəl:ɛs/; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by MODHAUS. They aim to be the world's first decentralized K-pop idol group. The members will rotate between the group, sub-unit, and solo ac ...

, 33

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

, 323 RBI, 15

stolen bases In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which they are not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or ...

and 203

bases on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ...

. He finished his career with an overall .970

fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div ...

. On May 30, 1935, Lee replaced Babe Ruth in left field for the Boston Braves for what would be Ruth's last game. After his time in the major leagues, Lee went to the Texas League in 1939-40 where he was a player-manager for Dallas. Hal Lee was a 1928 graduate of Mississippi College where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Lee was Captain of the Mississippi College football team in 1927 and the baseball team in 1928. Lee is a member of the Mississippi College Athletics Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

References

External links

1905 births 1989 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Mississippi Philadelphia Phillies players Boston Braves players Brooklyn Robins players Boston Bees players Minor league baseball managers Macon Peaches players Atlanta Crackers players Jersey City Giants players Nashville Vols players Dallas Rebels players Hartford Chiefs players Cordele Indians players People from Scott County, Mississippi {{US-baseball-outfielder-1900s-stub