1915
Born February 14, 1915
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Red Barrett Notable
b. February 14, 1915 · Cincinnati Reds 1937–1940, Boston Braves 1943–1945, 1947–1949, St. Louis Cardinals 1945–1946
Red Barrett played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1937 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1949.
He went 69 and 69 with a 3.53 earned run average, pitching 1,263.3 innings in 253 games. He struck out 333, completed 67 of his 149 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 253 games he batted .136, with 54 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 11 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 1945, with 23.
He was an All-Star in 1945.
He was born in Santa Barbara, CA, USA on February 14, 1915, and died on July 28, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1945 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | CIN | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1939 | CIN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | BSN | 38 | 81 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .136 |
| 1944 | BSN | 42 | 75 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .173 |
| 1945 | BSN/STL | 45 | 98 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .122 |
| 1946 | STL | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .059 |
| 1947 | BSN | 36 | 72 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .111 |
| 1948 | BSN | 34 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .179 |
| 1949 | BSN | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 253 | 398 | 17 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 83 | 0 | .136 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.42 |
| 1938 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28.2 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3.14 |
| 1939 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.69 |
| 1940 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 1943 | BSN | 12 | 18 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 255.0 | 240 | 90 | 63 | 64 | 3.18 |
| 1944 | BSN | 9 | 16 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 230.1 | 257 | 104 | 63 | 54 | 4.06 |
| 1945 | BSN/STL | 23 | 12 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 284.2 | 287 | 95 | 54 | 76 | 3.00 |
| 1946 | STL | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 67.0 | 75 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 4.03 |
| 1947 | BSN | 11 | 12 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 210.2 | 200 | 83 | 53 | 53 | 3.55 |
| 1948 | BSN | 7 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 128.1 | 132 | 52 | 26 | 40 | 3.65 |
| 1949 | BSN | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 58 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 5.68 |
| Career | — | 69 | 69 | 253 | 149 | 7 | 1263.1 | 1292 | 496 | 312 | 333 | 3.53 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Died July 28, 1990
1937
Major-league debut: Red Barrett
Red Barrett made a major-league debut on September 15, 1937.
1949
Final major-league game: Red Barrett
Red Barrett played a final major-league game on September 29, 1949.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain