1887
Born April 26, 1887
Meriden, CT, USA
Jack Barry Notable
Jack Barry divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1908, then the Boston Red Sox through 1919.
Across 1,223 games he batted .243, with 1,009 hits and 532 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 142 doubles and 153 stolen bases.
He played 877 games at shortstop, with 2,607 assists and 290 errors. He turned 340 double plays. He also played 339 games at second base.
He was born in Meriden, CT, USA on April 26, 1887, and died on April 23, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1913, 1914 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | PHA | 40 | 135 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | .222 |
| 1909 | PHA | 124 | 409 | 56 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 44 | 48 | 17 | .215 |
| 1910 | PHA | 145 | 487 | 64 | 126 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 52 | 60 | 14 | .259 |
| 1911 | PHA | 127 | 442 | 73 | 117 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 43 | 30 | .265 |
| 1912 | PHA | 140 | 483 | 75 | 126 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 22 | .261 |
| 1913 | PHA | 134 | 455 | 62 | 125 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 44 | 32 | 15 | .275 |
| 1914 | PHA | 140 | 467 | 57 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 53 | 34 | 22 | .242 |
| 1915 | BOS/PHA | 132 | 442 | 46 | 108 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 39 | 20 | 6 | .244 |
| 1916 | BOS | 94 | 330 | 28 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 8 | .203 |
| 1917 | BOS | 116 | 388 | 45 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 47 | 27 | 12 | .214 |
| 1919 | BOS | 31 | 108 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .241 |
| Career | — | 1223 | 4146 | 532 | 1009 | 142 | 38 | 10 | 429 | 396 | 342 | 153 | .243 |
On this day & linked events
1961
Died April 23, 1961
1908
Major-league debut: Jack Barry
Jack Barry made a major-league debut on July 13, 1908.
1919
Final major-league game: Jack Barry
Jack Barry played a final major-league game on June 23, 1919.
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