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Harry Barnes (baseball)

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Harry Barnes
Catcher
Born: (1915-08-19)August 19, 1915
Highland Home, Alabama
Died: December 3, 1993(1993-12-03) (aged 78)
Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1948, for the Memphis Red Sox
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams

Harry Wilson Barnes (August 19, 1915 – December 3, 1993), nicknamed "Mooch", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Highland Home, Alabama, Barnes made his major league debut with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1937, and went on to play for the Atlanta Black Crackers and Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] He died in Birmingham, Alabama in 1993 at age 78.

References

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  1. ^ "Harry Barnes". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Harry Barnes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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