Dick Barrett (baseball)
Tracy Scouter "Dick" Barrett (September 28, 1906 – October 30, 1966) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. A native of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, he attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Montoursville, Pennsylvania | September 28, 1906|||
Died: October 30, 1966 60) Seattle, Washington | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
June 27, 1933, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 30, 1945, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 35–58 | ||
Earned run average | 4.28 | ||
Strikeouts | 271 | ||
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Member of the Pacific Coast League | |||
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Induction | 2016 |
Barrett had a very long minor league career spanning 21 seasons from 1926 to 1953. He played for many minor teams during that time:
- Williamsport Grays (1925, 1926)
- Scottdale Scotties (1926, 1927)
- Albany Senators (1928, 1929, 1934)
- Binghampton Triplets (1928)
- Jersey City Skeeters (1929, 1930)
- Wilkes-Barre Barons (1929, 1930, 1931)
- Chambersburg Young Yanks (1929)
- Elmira Colonels (1931)
- Elmira Red Wings (1932)
- Houston Buffaloes (1932)
- Seattle Indians (1935,1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1941, 1942)
- Portland Beavers (1946)
- Seattle Raniers (1947, 1948, 1949)
- San Diego Padres (1949, 1950)
- Hollywood Stars (1950)
- Victoria Athletics (1951)
- Yakima Bears (1951)
- Vancouver Capilanos (1953)
For his minor-league contributions, Barrett was inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
In a five-season major league career, Barrett posted a 35-58 record with 271 strikeouts and a 4.28 ERA in 141 appearances, including 91 starts, 32 complete games, three shutouts, two saves, and 729.0 innings of work.[1] In the minor leagues, Barrett won 325 games in a 24-season career.[2]
References
- "Dick Barrett Stats". baseball-reference.com. sport-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Dick Barrett Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Dick Barrett at Find a Grave