1921
Born February 20, 1921
Birmingham, AL, USA
Bill Barnes Notable
b. February 20, 1921 · Baltimore Elite Giants 1940–1942, 1946, Memphis Red Sox 1943, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1947
Bill Barnes played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940 and closing with the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns in 1947.
He went 11 and 13 with a 5.27 earned run average, pitching 201.7 innings in 43 games. He struck out 76. Across 44 games he batted .101, with 8 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on February 20, 1921, and died on April 11, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BEG | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | BEG | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1942 | BEG | 15 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .091 |
| 1943 | MRS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | BEG | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1947 | CIC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 44 | 79 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .101 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BEG | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 34.2 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 8.83 |
| 1941 | BEG | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 32.2 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5.51 |
| 1942 | BEG | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 67.2 | 66 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 4.92 |
| 1943 | MRS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.66 |
| 1946 | BEG | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 52.1 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3.61 |
| 1947 | CIC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Career | — | 11 | 13 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 201.2 | 206 | 118 | 87 | 76 | 5.27 |
On this day & linked events
2007