Red Barron

This article is about the baseball player known as Red Barron. For the World War I fighter ace, see Red Baron.

Red Barron
Left fielder
Born: June 21, 1900(1900-06-21) Clarkesville, Georgia
Died: October 4, 1982(1982-10-04) (aged 82) Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 10, 1929 for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 1929 for the Boston Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.190
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Teams
Boston Braves (1929)

David Irenus "Red" Barron (June 21, 1900 – October 4, 1982) was a three-sport letterwinner at Georgia Tech.^[1] He was named All American twice, All-Southern Conference three times, and was an inductee to Tech's Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.^[2][3] He played baseball professionally with the Boston Braves in 1929.^[1] He later became a high school football coach for Dacula High School.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Red Barron". beesball.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20060318090440/http://geocities.com/beesball/barron.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14. 
2. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html. Retrieved 2007-03-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Who's Who of Georgia High School Football (Pre-1948)". Georgia High School. http://ghsfha.org/who48.php. Retrieved 2007-09-10. 

External links

• Baseball Almanac profile
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Barron, Red
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 21, 1900
Place of birth	Clarkesville, Georgia
Date of death	October 4, 1982
Place of death	Atlanta, Georgia