Tracy Souter Barrett [Kewpie Dick] (September 28, 1906 – October 30, 1966) was a pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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 who played between and for the Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 (1933), Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 (1934), Chicago Cubs

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 (1943) and Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1943–1945). Listed at 5' 9", 175 lb., Barrett batted and threw right-handed. A native of Montoursville, Pennsylvania

Montoursville, Pennsylvania

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, he attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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In a five-season major league career, Barrett posted a 35-58 record with 271 strikeout

Strikeout

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s and a 4.28 ERA

Earned run average

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 in 141 appearances, including 91 starts

Starting pitcher

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, 32 complete game

Complete game

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s, three shutout

Shutout

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s, two saves

Save (sport)

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, and 729.0 innings of work. In the minor leagues, Barrett won 325 games in a 24 season career.

Barrett died at the age of 60 in Seattle, Washington

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Fact

• Played as Dick Oliver in 1933 and 1934.

Awards

• 1942 - Named Minor League
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   player of the year by The Sporting News
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Leaderboards

• 1945 - Led National League in losses (20) and wild pitch
  Wild pitch
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