Bill Barrett Notable

b. May 28, 1900 · Philadelphia Athletics 1921, Chicago White Sox 1923–1929, Boston Red Sox 1929–1930, Washington Senators 1930

Bill Barrett played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1921 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1930. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1923 to 1929.

Across 718 games he batted .288, with 690 hits and 318 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 151 doubles and 80 stolen bases. He went 1 and 0 with a 7.20 earned run average, pitching 5 innings in 4 games. He struck out 2.

He played 496 games in the outfield, with 926 putouts and 37 errors.

He was born in Cambridge, MA, USA on May 28, 1900, and died on January 26, 1951. 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
1921	PHA	14	30	3	7	2	1	0	3	0	5	0	.233
1923	CHW	44	162	17	44	7	2	2	23	9	24	12	.272
1924	CHW	119	406	52	110	18	5	2	56	30	38	15	.271
1925	CHW	81	245	44	89	23	3	3	40	24	27	5	.363
1926	CHW	111	368	46	113	31	4	6	61	25	26	9	.307
1927	CHW	147	556	62	159	35	9	4	83	52	46	20	.286
1928	CHW	76	235	34	65	11	2	3	26	14	30	8	.277
1929	BOS/CHW	114	371	57	100	23	4	3	35	53	38	11	.270
1930	BOS/WSH	12	22	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	.136
Career	—	718	2395	318	690	151	30	23	328	209	239	80	.288

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1921	PHA	1	0	4	0	0	5.0	2	4	9	2	7.20
Career	—	1	0	4	0	0	5.0	2	4	9	2	7.20

On this day & linked events

1900

Born May 28, 1900

Cambridge, MA, USA

1951

Died January 26, 1951

1921

Major-league debut: Bill Barrett

Bill Barrett made a major-league debut on May 13, 1921.

1930

Final major-league game: Bill Barrett

Bill Barrett played a final major-league game on May 31, 1930.

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