Bill Barnes | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 29, 1919 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died |
November 21, 1996 (aged 76) Bessemer, Alabama |
William Barnes (December 29, 1919 – November 21, 1996) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1941 to 1947 with the Baltimore Elite Giants, Memphis Red Sox, and the Indianapolis Clowns. He did not play in 1944 and 1945 due to military service in World War II.[1]
Personal life[]
Barnes served in the United States Army during World War II, and worked as a military policeman in California.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
- ↑ Bedingfield, Gary. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". http://www.baseballinwartime.com/negro.htm.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Seamheads
- Negro League Baseball Museum
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