Steve Barber
Steve Barber | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. | February 22, 1938|
Died: February 4, 2007 Henderson, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 68)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1960, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 31, 1974, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 121–106 |
Earned run average | 3.36 |
Strikeouts | 1,309 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stephen David Barber (February 22, 1938 – February 4, 2007) was an American
Early years
Barber was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and graduated in 1956 from Montgomery Blair High School[4] located in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Major League career
Barber signed with the Orioles in 1957. As a
Barber spent the rest of his career plagued by elbow troubles. The Orioles traded him to the New York Yankees on July 4, 1967, for players to be named later, Ray Barker and cash. Later that year, on December 15, the Yankees sent minor-leaguers Chet Trail and Daniel Brady to the Orioles to complete the trade.[3]
Barber was selected by the Seattle Pilots in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft when the Yankees left him unprotected.[10] Plagued by a sore arm, he worked in 25 games (16 starts) for the 1969 Pilots, going 4–7 with a 4.80 ERA.[3] He was released just before the 1970 season, but played that year for the Chicago Cubs, and then for the Atlanta Braves, pitching almost exclusively in relief. He remained with the Braves until they released him in May 1972, then joined the California Angels, where he remained until the end of the 1973 season. Barber was involved in a nine-player transaction when he was sent along with Clyde Wright, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer and cash from the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie Rodríguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood and Gary Ryerson on October 23, 1973.[11] After being released by the Brewers during spring training, he later appeared in 13 games for the San Francisco Giants in the middle of the 1974 season.[3] In August, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, but never pitched for the team.
In 466 MLB
Later years and death
Barber and his wife moved to the Las Vegas area in 1978. He was employed as a driver for the Clark County School District, providing transportation for children with disabilities from 1992 to 2006.[12] Barber died of pneumonia in Henderson, Nevada, on February 4, 2007.[13]
References
- Baltimore Sun. April 2, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- mlb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Steve Barber Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ 1956 Montgomery Blair High School SILVERLOGUE Yearbook can be viewed at http://www.itsallaboutfamily.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=50716&g2_imageViewsIndex=3 Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1960 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "1961 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "1966 World Series - Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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- ^ "Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Box Score, April 30, 1967". Baseball-Reference.com. April 30, 1967.
- ^ "1968 MLB Expansion Drafts". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Reader, Bill (July 9, 2006). "Seattle Pilots ... Where are they now?". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
- ^ "Barber, first 20-game winner for Orioles, dies at 67". ESPN. Associated Press. February 5, 2007.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Steve Barber at Baseballbiography.com
- ESPN: Barber, O's first 20-game winner, dies at 67