Ross Barnes
Positions:Ā Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats:Ā Right Ā ā¢Ā Ā Throws:Ā Right
5-8,Ā 145lbĀ (173cm,Ā 65kg)
Born:Ā May 8,Ā 1850Ā in Mount Morris,Ā NY
Died:Ā February 5,Ā 1915 Ā inĀ Chicago,Ā IL
Buried:Ā Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL
Debut: May 5, 1871 (19th in major league history)
Last Game: September 21, 1881
Full Name:Ā Charles Roscoe Barnes
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1871
Cap Anson
Al Spalding
Bobby Mathews
Deacon White
Ezra Sutton
Ross Barnes
George Wright
Harry Wright
Levi Meyerle
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Biography
The clever second baseman was the NLās first batting leader (.429) with Chicago in 1876. Having already won two National Association titles (1873, ā75), he was also the first player to lead two different leagues in batting. He specialized in āfair-foulā hits, squibbed bunts that landed fair, rolled foul, but remained in play under the rules of the time. When the rules were changed before the 1877 season his BA plummeted.
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