Red Barnes
Encyclopedia
Emile Deering "Red" Barnes (December 25, 1904 - July 3, 1959) was an American professional baseball
outfielder
with Washington Senators
and the Chicago White Sox
from -. He had a .269 career batting average in 286 career games. He was born in Suggsville, Alabama
and died in Mobile, Alabama
.
He was the cousin of former major leaguer Sam Barnes
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
with Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
and the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
from -. He had a .269 career batting average in 286 career games. He was born in Suggsville, Alabama
Suggsville, Alabama
Suggsville is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. It was laid out as a town in 1819 at the crossing of the Old Line Road and Federal Road. The name was chosen in honor of a local storekeeper, William Suggs. The first newspaper in Clarke County was published here, the Clarke...
and died in Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
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He was the cousin of former major leaguer Sam Barnes
Sam Barnes
Samuel Thomas Barnes was a Major League Baseball player. Barnes played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1921 season.Barnes was born in Suggsville, Alabama and died in Montgomery, Alabama....
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