1910
Born June 3, 1910
Shreveport, LA, USA
Barney Morris Notable
b. June 3, 1910 · Monroe Monarchs 1932, Kansas City Monarchs 1936, Cincinnati Tigers 1937, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1937–1938, New York Cubans 1942–1948
Barney Morris played for five clubs across 17 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Monroe Monarchs in 1932 and closing with the New York Cubans in 1948.
He went 38 and 30 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 589 innings in 102 games. He struck out 375, completed 38 of his 69 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 105 games he batted .162, with 35 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1945, with 1. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1937, with 1. He also led it in strikeouts and wins.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1937 and 1944.
He was born in Shreveport, LA, USA on June 3, 1910, and died on May 24, 1962. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1937, 1944 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | MRM | 20 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| 1936* | KCM | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1937 | CT/PC | 15 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| 1938 | PC | 10 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1942 | NYC | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .118 |
| 1943 | NYC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | NYC | 11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1945 | NYC | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1946 | NYC | 11 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| 1947 | NYC | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .045 |
| 1948 | NYC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 102 | 207 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .159 |
| All seasons | — | 105 | 216 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .162 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | MRM | 10 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 121.2 | 124 | 52 | 43 | 80 | 3.85 |
| 1936* | KCM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23.0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 1.96 |
| 1937 | CT/PC | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 79.1 | 94 | 43 | 24 | 58 | 4.88 |
| 1938 | PC | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 72.2 | 57 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 3.59 |
| 1942 | NYC | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 55.2 | 61 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 5.34 |
| 1943 | NYC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| 1944 | NYC | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 58.1 | 52 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 2.16 |
| 1945 | NYC | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41.2 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 1.73 |
| 1946 | NYC | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 62.1 | 49 | 24 | 20 | 35 | 3.47 |
| 1947 | NYC | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 63.1 | 57 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 3.69 |
| 1948 | NYC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5.79 |
| Major leagues | — | 35 | 30 | 99 | 67 | 3 | 566.0 | 536 | 236 | 209 | 351 | 3.75 |
| All seasons | — | 38 | 30 | 102 | 69 | 3 | 589.0 | 555 | 241 | 215 | 375 | 3.68 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Barney Morris, that is 1936–1936. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1962