Ernest Barnard

Ernest Sargent Barnard

• School Otterbein College

• Born July 17, 1874 in West Columbia, WV USA
• Died March, 1931 in Rochester, MN USA

Ernest Barnard served as general manager of the Cleveland Indians from 1903 to 1926, with a brief interruption in 1916-1917 when young Bob McRoy superseded him as the right-hand man of owner James Dunn; he became the team's second-in-commmand again after McRoy's untimely death at the end of 1917. He effectively ran the team following Dunn's death in 1922, as Dunn's widow had little interest in the team. He left the Indians after they were sold to a consortium headed by Alva Bradley and became the second president of the American League, succeeding Ban Johnson, a position he held for four years.

Preceded by N/A

Cleveland Indians General Manager 1903-1926

Succeeded by Billy Evans