Rex Barney Notable

b. December 19, 1924 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1943, 1946–1950

Rex Barney played 1943 to 1950 for the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pitcher.

He went 35 and 31 with a 4.31 earned run average, pitching 597 innings in 155 games. He struck out 336, completed 20 of his 81 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 155 games he batted .164, with 33 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.

He threw a no-hitter in 1948.

He was born in Omaha, NE, USA on December 19, 1924, and died on August 11, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1943	BRO	9	18	0	1	0	0	1	5	.056
1946	BRO	16	17	1	4	0	0	2	5	.235
1947	BRO	28	27	3	3	1	3	0	12	.111
1948	BRO	44	84	5	14	0	2	2	40	.167
1949	BRO	38	47	3	10	1	2	1	14	.213
1950	BRO	20	8	0	1	1	0	1	2	.125
Career	—	155	201	12	33	3	7	7	78	.164

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1943	BRO	2	2	9	8	0	45.1	36	32	41	23	6.35
1946	BRO	2	5	16	9	0	53.2	46	35	51	36	5.87
1947	BRO	5	2	28	9	0	77.2	66	41	59	36	4.75
1948	BRO	15	13	44	34	0	246.2	193	85	122	138	3.10
1949	BRO	9	8	38	20	1	140.2	108	69	89	80	4.41
1950	BRO	2	1	20	1	0	33.2	25	24	48	23	6.42
Career	—	35	31	155	81	1	597.2	474	286	410	336	4.31

On this day & linked events

1924

Born December 19, 1924

Omaha, NE, USA

1997

Died August 11, 1997

1948

Rex Barney's No-Hitter

Rex Barney threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on September 9, 1948, winning 2–0.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain