Frank Barnes (right-handed pitcher)

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Frank Barnes
Pitcher
Born: (1926-08-26)August 26, 1926
Longwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: October 19, 2014(2014-10-19) (aged 88)
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1949, for the Kansas City Monarchs
MLB: September 22, 1957, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1960, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–3
Earned run average5.89
Strikeouts30
Teams

Frank Barnes (August 26, 1926 – October 19, 2014) was an American professional baseball

Mexican League in 1967.[1]

Career

Born in

American Association in Minor League Baseball.[1]

After his Major League Baseball career Barnes played in the Mexican Summer League,

Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. In 1965, where he led the circuit in both winning percentage 13–5, .722 and in earned run average at 1.58.[3]

Additionally, Barnes played winter ball for the Licoreros de Pampero club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during the 1955–1956 season. He also played in the Dominican Republic's league with Tigres del Licey and Estrellas Orientales in from 1953 to 1959.[citation needed]

Statistics

In 1957, Barnes led the

American Association with a 2.41 ERA for the Omaha Cardinals before being called up to St. Louis in September.[4] He also led the league with six shutouts and pitched a record-setting 41+1⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings.[1] On August 4, 1958, he pitched the first no-hitter in Omaha Cardinal American Association history.[5] It was not the first no-hitter for Barnes who had pitched one for the Oklahoma City of the Texas League in 1955.[1]

Barnes posted a 1–3 record with one save over the course of three seasons with the Cardinals. He accumulated 30 strikeouts in 36+2⁄3 innings pitched. During his career, Barnes scored three runs despite only having one hit in ten career at bats and having no walks, no hit by pitches and one caught stealing.[2] Also, over the course of his career he had a 2.84 ERA in games on the road, but only a 9.17 ERA at home in Sportsman's Park.[6] Barnes appeared as a pinch runner several times in 1957 and 1958.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Moffi, Larry and Jonathan Kronstadt (1994). Crossing the Line. McFarland & Company. p. 163. Retrieved August 28, 2008. Frank Barnes Omaha.
  2. ^ a b c "Frank Barnes". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  3. ISBN 9780786483082
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  4. ^ "Nebraska Minor League Baseball: American Association: Omaha Cardinals 1957". Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
  5. ^ "Nebraska Minor League Baseball: American Association: 1958". Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
  6. ^ "Frank Barnes Career Pitching Splits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  7. ^ "Frank Barnes 1957 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  8. ^ "Frank Barnes 1958 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2008.

External links

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