John Barnes (Negro leagues)

John Barnes
John Barnes
	Catcher
	Born: June 5, 1903; Pensacola, Florida
	Died: August 27, 1972 (aged 69); Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Cleveland Tate Stars
Last appearance
	1931, for the St. Louis Stars
Teams
	Cleveland Tate Stars (1921-1923); Toledo Tigers (1923); Cleveland Browns (1924); Detroit Stars (1924); St. Louis Stars (1925-1926, 1931); Cleveland Elites (1926); Indianapolis ABCs (1926); Cleveland Hornets (1927); Cleveland Tigers (1928); Memphis Red Sox (1930);

John Cleveland "Fat" "Tubby" Barnes (June 5, 1903 – August 27, 1972) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.[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

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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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