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Jesse Barnes Pitcher Born: April 26, 1892
Perkins, OklahomaDied: September 9, 1961 (aged 69)
Santa Rosa, New MexicoBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut July 30, 1915 for the Boston Braves Last MLB appearance August 20, 1927 for the Brooklyn Robins Career statistics Win-loss record 152-150 Earned run average 3.22 Strikeouts 653 Teams - Boston Braves (1915-1917, 1923-1925)
- New York Giants (1918-1923)
- Brooklyn Robins (1926-1927)
Career highlights and awards - 2x World Series champion: (1921, 1922)
- National League wins champion: 1919
- 2 20-win seasons
Jesse Lawrence Barnes (August 26, 1892 – September 9, 1961) was an American baseball player.
His professional career began in 1914 when he was signed with the Boston Braves. In 1917 he led the league with 21 losses. On October 2, 1917, he became the only National League pitcher to walk twice in one inning.
In 1918, he was traded to the New York Giants. He had three very good years with the Giants. In 1919, he led the league with 25 wins.
On the last day of the regular season, Barnes pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies. The game was played at a feverish pace and last only 51 minutes, a major league record that still stands as the shortest nine-inning game ever played.
In 1920, he had 20 wins. In 1921, he had 15 wins and won two games in the 1921 World Series against the New York Yankees. In 1922, he pitched a no-hitter against the Phillies.
He was traded to the Boston Braves in 1923 where he finished his career. Coincidentally, he again led the league in losses in 1924.
His brother Virgil also was a Major League Baseball pitcher, and both were teammates with the Giants from 1919 to 1923. The baseball author and analyst Bill James was also a distant relative.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Preceded by
Hippo VaughnNational League Wins Champion
1919Succeeded by
Grover Cleveland AlexanderPreceded by
Charlie RobertsonNo-hitter pitcher
May 7, 1922Succeeded by
Sad Sam JonesNew York Giants 1921 World Series Champions Dave Bancroft | Jesse Barnes | George Burns | Phil Douglas | Frankie Frisch | George Kelly | Irish Meusel | Art Nehf | Johnny Rawlings | Earl Smith | Frank Snyder | Fred Toney | Ross Youngs
Manager John McGraw
Coaches: Jesse Burkett | Hughie Jennings | Christy MathewsonRegular season • Rivalry • Subway Series New York Giants 1922 World Series Champions Dave Bancroft | Jesse Barnes | Bill Cunningham | Frankie Frisch | Heinie Groh | George Kelly | Lee King | Hugh McQuillan | Irish Meusel | Art Nehf | Rosy Ryan | Jack Scott | Earl Smith | Frank Snyder | Casey Stengel | Ross Youngs
Manager John McGraw
Coach Hughie JenningsRegular season • Rivalry • Subway Series Categories:- 1892 births
- 1961 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Boston Braves players
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Brooklyn Robins players
- Baseball players from Oklahoma
- National League wins champions
- People from Payne County, Oklahoma
- Keokuk Indians players
- Davenport Blue Sox players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
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