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Sam Barber
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Born (1919-09-17)September 17, 1919
Birmingham, Alabama
Died April 18, 1999(1999-04-18) (aged 79)
Birmingham, Alabama

Samuel Barber (September 17, 1919 – April 18, 1999) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Barber played with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940,[1][2] and served in the US Army during World War II.[3] He died in Birmingham in 1999 at age 79.

References[]

  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6. 
  2. "Sam Barber Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=barbe01sam. 
  3. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. https://www.baseballinwartime.com/negro.htm. Retrieved December 25, 2020. 

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