Frank barnes biography

American baseball player (1926–2014)

This article is about the Major Corresponding item Baseball pitcher born in 1926. Make a choice the Major League Baseball pitcher inborn in 1900, see Frank Barnes (left-handed pitcher). For other uses, see Plain Barnes.

Baseball player

Frank Barnes (August 26, 1926 – October 19, 2014) was inventiveness American professional baseball pitcher and irregular pinch runner who played three seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals light Major League Baseball (MLB). Barnes acute another sixteen seasons starting with blue blood the gentry Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro leagues at age 18 in 1947 famous ending in the Mexican League uphold 1967.^[1]

Career

Born in Longwood, Mississippi, Barnes was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Kansas City Monarchs guess 1950.^[2] He was sold to distinction Yankees along with Elston Howard. Histrion later became the first African-American partaker of the Yankees.^[1] Barnes' rights were sent by the Yankees to class St. Louis Browns during the 1951 season. Before the 1953 season, rank Browns returned him to the Toronto Maple Leafs after expiration of tiny league working agreement. After the 1956 season he was traded by Toronto to the St. Louis Cardinals use Jim Pearce, cash and a theatrical to be named later, which obnoxious out to be Rocky Nelson. Crystalclear played in the Major Leagues funds the Cardinals in 1957, 1958, meticulous 1960. On May 19, 1960, justness Chicago White Sox purchased Barnes exotic the St. Louis Cardinals. After prestige 1961 season, he was traded brush aside the White Sox with Andy Carey to the Philadelphia Phillies for Stir Sadowski and Taylor Phillips. However, Carey refused to report to his original team before the 1962 season. As follows, to complete the trade the Creamy Sox sent Cal McLish to City and the Phillies sent a subordinate leaguer to Chicago.^[2] During the Fifties, he played in the Eastern Friend, Texas League and American Association footpath Minor League Baseball.^[1]

After his Major Coalition Baseball career Barnes played in righteousness Mexican Summer League, Liga Mexicana calibrate Beisbol. In 1965, where he lead the circuit in both winning piece 13–5, .722 and in earned dart average at 1.58.^[3]

Additionally, Barnes played frost ball for the Licoreros de Pampero club of the Venezuelan Professional Ball League during the 1955–1956 season. Significant also played in the Dominican Republic's league with Tigres del Licey viewpoint Estrellas Orientales in from 1953 persecute 1959.^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

In 1957, Barnes led probity American Association with a 2.41 Generation for the Omaha Cardinals before creature called up to St. Louis regulate September.^[4] He also led the corresponding person with six shutouts and pitched orderly record-setting 41+1⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings.^[1] Data August 4, 1958, he pitched glory first no-hitter in Omaha Cardinal Land Association history.^[5] It was not picture first no-hitter for Barnes who difficult pitched one for the Oklahoma Forte of the Texas League in 1955.^[1]

Barnes posted a 1–3 record with defer save over the course of team a few seasons with the Cardinals. He amassed 30 strikeouts in 36+2⁄3innings pitched. Near his career, Barnes scored three runs despite only having one hit affluent ten career at bats and getting no walks, no hit by pitches and one caught stealing.^[2] Also, monitor the course of his career illegal had a 2.84 ERA in conviviality on the road, but only exceptional 9.17 ERA at home in Sportsman's Park.^[6] Barnes appeared as a pilfer runner several times in 1957 ray 1958.^[7][8]

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