Virgil Barnes
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)
Born: March 5, 1897 in Ontario, KS
Died: July 24, 1958 in Wichita, KS
Buried: Holton Cemetery, Holton, KS
Debut: September 25, 1919 (4,832nd in major league history) vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Last Game: September 15, 1928 vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Full Name: Virgil Jennings Barnes
Nicknames: Zeke View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
Relatives: Brother of Jesse Barnes
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Virgil Barnes
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Virgil “Zeke” Barnes joined the Giants after his older brother Jesse had become their star pitcher. Virgil did not establish himself until after Jesse was traded away. From 1924 to 1927 he won 53 games for New York. Barnes stood on the mound in Griffith Stadium, poised within tantalizing reach of a rare and coveted prize, just four outs shy of a Game 7 World Series win. Palpably close, but it was not to be. An injury to the deltoid and bursa tendons in the shoulder forced Barnes’s retirement.
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