Harry Fisher (baseball)

Harry Devereaux Fisher (January 3, 1926 – September 20, 1981) was a Canadian professional baseball player. Primarily a right-handed pitcher, his skill as a batter also enabled him to play outfield in minor league baseball and pinch hit at both the minor and Major League levels. He batted left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) (12 stone 12).

Career
Fisher's professional career lasted for 12 seasons (1947–1954; 1956–1959). In 1949–1950, with the New Orleans Pelicans of the Double-A Southern Association, Fisher batted .397 and .423 in successive seasons, although, as a pitcher (and part-time outfielder in 1950), he was well short of enough at bats (58 and 156, respectively) or plate appearances to win the SA batting championship.
He appeared in 18 Major League games with the 1951–1952 Pittsburgh Pirates — ten as a pinch hitter and eight as a pitcher. In his first trial with the 1951 Bucs, Fisher was used exclusively...