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American baseball player (1906-1966)
Baseball player
Dick Barrett
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
1906-09-28
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September 28, 1906
Montoursville, Pennsylvania
, U.S.
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Died:
October 30, 1966
(1966-10-30)
(aged 60)
Seattle, Washington
, U.S.
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Batted:
Right
Threw:
Right
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June 27, 1933, for the Philadelphia Athletics
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September 30, 1945, for the Philadelphia Phillies
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Win?loss record
| 35?58
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Earned run average
| 4.28
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Strikeouts
| 271
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Induction
| 2016
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Tracy Scouter
"
Dick
"
Barrett
(September 28, 1906 ? October 30, 1966) was an American
professional baseball
pitcher
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Philadelphia Athletics
,
Boston Braves
,
Chicago Cubs
, and
Philadelphia Phillies
. A native of
Montoursville, Pennsylvania
, he attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
.
Biography
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Barrett had a very long minor league career, spanning 21 seasons from 1926 to 1953. He played for many minor teams during that time:
- Williamsport Grays (1925, 1926)
- Scottdale Scotties (1926, 1927)
- Albany Senators (1928, 1929, 1934)
- Binghampton Triplets (1928)
- Jersey City Skeeters (1929, 1930)
- Wilkes-Barre Barons (1929, 1930, 1931)
- Chambersburg Young Yanks (1929)
- Elmira Colonels (1931)
- Elmira Red Wings (1932)
- Houston Buffaloes (1932)
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- Seattle Indians (1935,1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1941, 1942)
- Portland Beavers (1946)
- Seattle Raniers (1947, 1948, 1949)
- San Diego Padres (1949, 1950)
- Hollywood Stars (1950)
- Victoria Athletics (1951)
- Yakima Bears (1951)
- Vancouver Capilanos (1953)
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For his minor-league contributions, Barrett was inducted in the
Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame
.
In a five-season major league career, Barrett posted a 35?58 record with 271
strikeouts
and a 4.28
ERA
in 141 appearances, including 91
starts
, 32
complete games
, three
shutouts
, two
saves
, and 729 innings of work.
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In the minor leagues, Barrett won 325 games in a 24-season career.
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References
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