John Barnes (catcher)

American baseball player (1903–1972)

Baseball player

John Barnes

Catcher
Born: (1903-06-05)June 5, 1903
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died: August 27, 1972(1972-08-27) (aged 69)
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut
1921, for the Cleveland Tate Stars
Last appearance
1931, for the St. Louis Stars
Negro National League I statistics
Batting average| .254
Home runs| 5
Runs batted in| 83
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Cleveland Tate Stars (1921-1923)
* Toledo Tigers (1923)
* Cleveland Browns (1924)
* Detroit Stars (1924)
* St. Louis Stars (1925-1926)
* Cleveland Elites (1926)
* Indianapolis ABCs (1926)
* Cleveland Hornets (1927)
* Cleveland Tigers (1928)
* Memphis Red Sox (1930)
* St. Louis Stars (1931)

John Cleveland Barnes (June 5, 1903 – August 27, 1972), nicknamed "Fat" and "Tubby", was an American professional baseball catcher in the Negro leagues, predominantly in Cleveland.[1] He played from 1921 to 1931 with several clubs, spending parts of three seasons each with the Cleveland Tate Stars and St. Louis Stars.

## References

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1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads

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