Bland Harper

Dr. Bland Robert Harper, born March 11th, 1912 in Peach Orchard, AR,1 was a professional baseball player in 1936.

Biography

Harper died on February 17th, 1994 and was buried in Monette Memorial Cemetery in Monette, AR.2

Excerpts

"Paragould, July 23. –Bland Harper of Peach Orchard resigned as third baseman for the Paragould Rebels of the Northeast Arkansas League following the game with the Batesville White Sox yesterday and will teach school at Beech Grove. He was hitting .310 and has been fielding well."3

Stats

Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.