1904
Born February 12, 1904
Pensacola, FL, USA
John Barnes Notable
b. February 12, 1904 · Cleveland Tate Stars 1922, Toledo Tigers 1923, Detroit Stars 1924, Cleveland Browns 1924, St. Louis Stars 1925–1926, 1931, Cleveland Elites 1926, Indianapolis ABCs 1926, Cleveland Hornets 1927, Cleveland Tigers 1928, Memphis Red Sox 1930
John Barnes played for 10 clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Tate Stars in 1922 and closing with the St. Louis Stars in 1931.
Across 220 games he batted .256, with 172 hits and 82 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 32 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 200 games behind the plate, with 661 putouts and 17 errors. He turned 16 double plays.
He was born in Pensacola, FL, USA on February 12, 1904, and died on September 5, 1977. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CTS | 35 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| 1923 | TT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | CBN/DS | 17 | 56 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| 1925 | SLS | 57 | 179 | 28 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .313 |
| 1926 | ABC/CEL/SLS | 22 | 71 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| 1927 | CHT | 25 | 67 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| 1928 | CTG | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | MRS | 53 | 164 | 10 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| 1931 | SLS | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 220 | 673 | 82 | 172 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 49 | 0 | 4 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
1977