Sam Barnes
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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
.
He was the cousin of former Major Leaguer, Red Barnes
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. Barnes played for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in the 1921
1921 in baseball
-Headline Events of the Year:*First radio broadcast of the World Series.*Babe Ruth breaks Roger Connor's All-Time Home Run record of 138.-Champions:*World Series: New York Giants over New York Yankees -MLB statistical leaders:...
season.
Barnes 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 Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
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He was the cousin of former Major Leaguer, Red Barnes
Red Barnes
Emile Deering "Red" Barnes 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...
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