Jesse Barnes

Jesse Barnes
Pitcher
Born: April 26, 1892(1892-04-26) Perkins, Oklahoma
Died: September 9, 1961(1961-09-09) (aged 69) Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Batted: 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 Vaughn	National League Wins Champion 1919	Succeeded by Grover Cleveland Alexander
Preceded by Charlie Robertson	No-hitter pitcher May 7, 1922	Succeeded by Sad Sam Jones

Persondata
Name	Barnes, Jesse Lawrence
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 26, 1892
Place of birth	Perkins, Oklahoma
Date of death	September 9, 1961
Place of death	Santa Rosa, New Mexico