Jimmy Barrett Notable

b. March 28, 1875 · Cincinnati Reds 1899–1900, 1906, Detroit Tigers 1901–1905, Boston Americans 1907, Boston Red Sox 1908

Jimmy Barrett played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1899 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1908. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1901 to 1905.

Across 866 games he batted .291, with 962 hits and 580 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 83 doubles and 143 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks two times between 1903 and 1904, topping out at 79. He played 855 games in the outfield, with 1,814 putouts and 95 errors.

He was born in Athol, MA, USA on March 28, 1875, and died on October 25, 1921. 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
1899	CIN	26	92	30	34	2	4	0	10	18	7	4	.370
1900	CIN	137	545	114	172	11	7	5	42	72	63	44	.316
1901	DET	135	542	110	159	16	9	4	65	76	64	26	.293
1902	DET	136	509	93	154	19	6	4	44	74	61	24	.303
1903	DET	136	517	95	163	13	10	2	31	74	67	27	.315
1904	DET	162	624	83	167	10	5	0	31	79	91	15	.268
1905	DET	20	67	2	17	1	0	0	3	6	7	0	.254
1906	CIN	5	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	.000
1907	BOS	106	390	52	95	11	6	1	28	38	64	3	.244
1908	BOS	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.125
Career	—	866	3306	580	962	83	47	16	255	440	427	143	.291

On this day & linked events

1875

Born March 28, 1875

Athol, MA, USA

1921

Died October 25, 1921

1899

Major-league debut: Jimmy Barrett

Jimmy Barrett made a major-league debut on September 13, 1899.

1908

Final major-league game: Jimmy Barrett

Jimmy Barrett played a final major-league game on May 13, 1908.

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