John Barnes (catcher)

John Barnes
John Barnes
	Catcher
	Born: June 5, 1903; Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
	Died: August 27, 1972 (aged 69); Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Cleveland Tate Stars
Last appearance
	1931, for the St. Louis Stars
Negro National League I statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	83
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cleveland Tate Stars (1921-1923); Toledo Tigers (1923); Cleveland Browns (1924); Detroit Stars (1924); St. Louis Stars (1925-1926); Cleveland Elites (1926); Indianapolis ABCs (1926); Cleveland Hornets (1927); Cleveland Tigers (1928); Memphis Red Sox (1930); St. Louis Stars (1931);

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