Red Barnes

Emile Deering Barnes

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 158 lb.
• School University of Alabama
• Debut September 29, 1927
• Final Game September 20, 1930
• Born December 25, 1903 in Suggsville, AL USA
• Died July 3, 1959 in Mobile, AL USA

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Biographical Information

Alabama native Red Barnes spent seventeen active seasons in professional baseball from 1927 to 1944.

Barnes made his Major League debut with the Washington Senators on September 29, 1927. He was with the Capital City club until being traded to the Chicago White Sox on June 13, 1930 for Dave Harris. The outfielder finished his big league career on September 20, 1930 after appearing in 286 games, with 836 at-bats and 225 hits for a .269 career batting average. He also spent fourteen years in the minor leagues, hitting over .300 twelve times. His best numbers came in 1938 with the Danville Leafs of the Bi-State League when he hit .387 with 15 home runs. Barnes also spent six of these seasons as a player-manager, ending his minor league career as manager of the Middletown Red Sox of the Ohio State League in 1944.

After baseball, Barnes operated a small store and post office in Suggsville, AL. He died from lymphoma on July 3, 1959 at an infirmary in Mobile, AL, he was 55 years of age.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1937	Clarksdale Red Sox	Cotton States League	64-76	6th	Little Rock Travelers
1938	Danville Leafs	Bi-State League	63-55	4th	none	Lost League Finals
1939	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs	Bi-State League	70-44	1st	Boston Red Sox	League Champs
1940	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs	Bi-State League	59-58	4th	Boston Red Sox	Lost in 1st round
1941	Oneonta Indians	Canadian-American League	78-46	1st	Boston Red Sox	League Champs
1942	Oneonta Indians	Canadian-American League	68-56	4th	Boston Red Sox	League Champs
1944	Middletown Red Sox	Ohio State League	66-61	3rd	Boston Red Sox	Lost League Finals