Sam Barkley

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Sam Barkley
Runs batted in
231
Teams
As Player

As Manager

Career highlights and awards

Samuel E. Barkley (May 24, 1858 – April 20, 1912) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. Born in Wheeling, Virginia he played for four teams in six seasons from 1884 to 1889.[1]

Career

Barkley began his career with the

St. Louis Browns made an arrangement in the off-season for a trade involving several players, but the trade broke down after the waiting period and only Barkley and one other player actually played with St. Louis. After a lawsuit it was estimated that Barkley had been valued for $800. Chris von der Ahe
later claimed that Barkley's value was $1,000, but that may have been the asking price.

In March

Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Denny McKnight, and Sam was convinced to play for the Allegheny club instead. The American Association suspended and fined Barkley for signing with Pittsburgh this action. Barkley sued the Association, but they settled out of court with suspension being lifted although the fine stayed in place. Baltimore was offered and accepted Milt Scott as payment.[3]

That first season with Pittsburgh, the

American Association.[1]

He was given good playing time in

hit for the cycle,[4] and he was given the managerial reins, which lasted 58 games and 21 wins.[1]

A knee injury ended his baseball career.[5][6]

Post-baseball career

After his career in baseball ended, Barkley opened a cigar shop in Pittsburgh.[7][5][6] After the cigar shop closed, Barkley and his wife Dora moved to Chicago.[5][6] In Chicago he opened a saloon.[5][6]

Barkley died at the age of 53 in his hometown of Wheeling, and was buried in Peninsula Cemetery.[1]

Personal life

Barkley married Flora "Dora" Feldman, who took the name Dora Feldman Barkley after marriage.

actress, began a public affair with political boss, and former crime boss, Michael Cassius McDonald, who she had known in her childhood.[5][6] It is believed that Barkley was paid $30,000 by McDonald to divorce his wife.[5][6] The two divorced, and she wed McDonald, who also adopted the son he had with Dora, who would become known as Harold McDonald.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Sam Barkley's Statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  2. ISBN 9780738523279
    . Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  3. ISBN 9780198020004
    . Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. ^ "Cycle hitters". Baseball Digest, Nov. 2005. 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9780809386543
    .
  6. ^
    ISBN 9781467140553
    .
  7. ^ "The Dead Ball Era: Heading Home". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

External links

Achievements
Preceded by Hitting for the cycle
June 13, 1888 		Succeeded by
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