Billy Barnie

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name=Billy Barnie
position=Manager/Catcher/Right fielder
bats=Unknown
throws=Right
birthdate=January 26 1853
city-state|New York|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1900|7|15|1853|1|26
city-state|Hartford|Connecticut
debutdate=May 7
debutyear=by|1874
debutteam=Hartford Dark Blues
finaldate=June 28
finalyear=by|1886
finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.171
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat3value=23
teams=As Player
*Hartford Dark Blues - (by|1874)
*Keokuk Westerns - (by|1875)
*New York Mutuals - (by|1875)
*Baltimore Orioles - (by|1883), (by|1886)As Manager
*Baltimore Orioles - (by|1883–by|1891)
*Washington Senators - (by|1892)
*Louisville Colonels - (by|1893–by|1894)
*Brooklyn Bridegrooms - (by|1897–by|1898)
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William Harrison Barnie (January 26 1853 – July 15 1900), nicknamed "Bald Billy," was an American manager and catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in New York City, he played as a right fielder in the National Association in 1874-1875. In 1883 he became manager of the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association; he appeared as a backup catcher that season, and also played two games in 1886, but otherwise did not take the field. After leaving the Orioles following the 1891 season, he managed the Washington Senators (1892), Louisville Colonels (1893-1894) and Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1897-1898). His career managerial record consists of 632 wins and 810 losses. His best finish was third place with the 1887 Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/barnibi01.shtml Baseball Reference manager page] ]

Barnie died in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 47, of pneumonia complicated by asthmatic bronchitis [ [http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html The Dead Ball Era] ] , and was laid to rest at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=barnibi01 Baseball Almanac] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/barnibi01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - career managing record and playing statistics

Persondata
NAME = Barnie, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Barnie, Bald Billy; Barnie, William Harrison
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, manager
DATE OF BIRTH = January 26, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH = New York, New York
DATE OF DEATH = July 15, 1900
PLACE OF DEATH = Hartford, Connecticut