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John Barnes
Catcher
Born: (1903-06-05)June 5, 1903 Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died: August 27, 1972(1972-08-27) (aged 69) Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1921, for the Cleveland Tate Stars
Last appearance
1931, for the St. Louis Stars
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cleveland Tate Stars (1921-1923) Toledo Tigers (1923) Cleveland Browns (1924) Detroit Stars (1924) St. Louis Stars (1925-1926, 1931) Cleveland Elites (1926) Indianapolis ABCs (1926) Cleveland Hornets (1927) Cleveland Tigers (1928) Memphis Red Sox (1930)

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

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads

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