Skeeter Barnes

Infobox MLB retired
name=Skeeter Barnes


position=Utility
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1957|3|03
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=1983
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=June 20
finalyear=1994
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.259
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=159
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=95
teams=
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1983–by|1984, by|1989)
*Montreal Expos (by|1985)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1987)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1991–by|1994)
highlights=

William Henry "Skeeter" Barnes (born March 3, 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired Major League Baseball utility player for the Cincinnati Reds (1983–1984 and 1989), Montreal Expos (1985), St. Louis Cardinals (1987) and Detroit Tigers (1991–1994).

He helped the Cardinals win the 1987 National League Pennant.

In 9 seasons he played in 353 Games and had 614 At Bats, 95 Runs, 159 Hits, 30 Doubles, 4 Triples, 14 Home Runs, 83 RBI, 20 Stolen Bases, 41 Walks, .259 Batting Average, .306 On-base percentage, .389 Slugging Percentage, 239 Total Bases, 8 Sacrifice Hits, 8 Sacrifice Flies, and 3 Intentional Walks.

After many years of struggling in the Minor Leagues, Barnes really only achieved stable major league career status at the age of 34, when he began a three year stint with the Detroit Tigers. Detroit fans appreciated his blue-collar work-ethic; he was sometimes called "Crash Davis," after the fictional character in the film Bull Durham, who had spent most of his career playing in the Minor Leagues.

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*baseball-reference|id=b/barnesk01