1888
Born January 5, 1888
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Jesse Barber Notable
b. January 5, 1888 · Philadelphia Giants 1910–1911, Chicago Giants 1911, Chicago American Giants 1911–1919, Indianapolis ABCs 1916, Hilldale Club 1920, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1920–1921, Detroit Stars 1922, Harrisburg Giants 1924
Jesse Barber played for eight clubs across 15 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Giants in 1910 and closing with the Harrisburg Giants in 1924. His longest stay was with the Chicago American Giants, from 1911 to 1919.
Across 521 games he batted .295, with 615 hits and 367 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 82 doubles and 55 stolen bases.
He played 301 games in the outfield, with 432 putouts and 32 errors.
He was born in Charlottesville, VA, USA on January 5, 1888, and died on October 21, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910* | PG | 19 | 76 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| 1911* | CAG/COG/PG | 26 | 107 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .336 |
| 1912* | CAG | 45 | 179 | 39 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .369 |
| 1913* | CAG | 50 | 205 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .312 |
| 1914* | CAG | 43 | 179 | 38 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .330 |
| 1915* | CAG | 56 | 222 | 40 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| 1916* | ABC/CAG | 63 | 245 | 40 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .306 |
| 1917* | CAG | 58 | 219 | 31 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 7 | .224 |
| 1918* | CAG | 25 | 104 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| 1919* | CAG | 26 | 95 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .284 |
| 1920* | AC/HIL | 32 | 127 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .323 |
| 1921* | AC | 61 | 261 | 53 | 73 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 11 | .280 |
| 1922 | DS | 15 | 63 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .238 |
| 1924 | HBG | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Major leagues | — | 17 | 68 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .235 |
| All seasons | — | 521 | 2087 | 367 | 615 | 82 | 37 | 10 | 232 | 151 | 2 | 55 | .295 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jesse Barber, that is 1910–1921. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1959