1892
Born August 26, 1892
Perkins, OK, USA
Jesse Barnes Notable
b. August 26, 1892 · Boston Braves 1915–1917, 1923–1925, New York Giants 1918–1923, Brooklyn Robins 1926–1927
Jesse Barnes played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Braves in 1915 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1927. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1918 to 1923.
He went 152 and 150 with a 3.22 earned run average, pitching 2,569 innings in 422 games. He struck out 653, completed 180 of his 314 starts and threw 26 shutouts. Across 435 games he batted .214, with 195 hits and 71 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 11 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1924, with 4. He led the league in wins once, in 1919, with 25.
He threw a no-hitter in 1922.
He was born in Perkins, OK, USA on August 26, 1892, and died on September 9, 1961. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1919 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BSN | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| 1916 | BSN | 33 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .188 |
| 1917 | BSN | 53 | 101 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .238 |
| 1918 | NYG | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| 1919 | NYG | 46 | 120 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .267 |
| 1920 | NYG | 45 | 108 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .204 |
| 1921 | NYG | 42 | 92 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .207 |
| 1922 | NYG | 37 | 77 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .182 |
| 1923 | BSN/NYG | 43 | 79 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .165 |
| 1924 | BSN | 37 | 90 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| 1925 | BSN | 32 | 81 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .198 |
| 1926 | BRO | 31 | 59 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .237 |
| 1927 | BRO | 18 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .217 |
| Career | — | 435 | 913 | 71 | 195 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 24 | 72 | 2 | .214 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BSN | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45.1 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1.39 |
| 1916 | BSN | 6 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 163.0 | 154 | 43 | 37 | 55 | 2.37 |
| 1917 | BSN | 13 | 21 | 50 | 33 | 1 | 295.0 | 261 | 88 | 50 | 107 | 2.68 |
| 1918 | NYG | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 54.2 | 53 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1.81 |
| 1919 | NYG | 25 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 295.2 | 263 | 79 | 35 | 92 | 2.40 |
| 1920 | NYG | 20 | 15 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 292.2 | 271 | 86 | 56 | 63 | 2.64 |
| 1921 | NYG | 15 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 258.2 | 298 | 89 | 44 | 56 | 3.10 |
| 1922 | NYG | 13 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 212.2 | 236 | 83 | 38 | 52 | 3.51 |
| 1923 | BSN/NYG | 13 | 15 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 231.1 | 252 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 3.31 |
| 1924 | BSN | 15 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 267.2 | 292 | 96 | 53 | 49 | 3.23 |
| 1925 | BSN | 11 | 16 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 216.1 | 255 | 109 | 63 | 55 | 4.53 |
| 1926 | BRO | 10 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 158.0 | 204 | 92 | 35 | 29 | 5.24 |
| 1927 | BRO | 2 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 78.2 | 106 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 5.72 |
| Career | — | 152 | 150 | 422 | 314 | 13 | 2569.2 | 2686 | 918 | 515 | 653 | 3.22 |
On this day & linked events
1961
Died September 9, 1961
1915
Major-league debut: Jesse Barnes
Jesse Barnes made a major-league debut on July 30, 1915.
1922
Jesse Barnes's No-Hitter
Jesse Barnes threw a no-hitter for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 7, 1922, winning 6–0.
1927
Final major-league game: Jesse Barnes
Jesse Barnes played a final major-league game on August 20, 1927.
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