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 

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1919

Frankie Frisch
Bucky Harris
Lefty O’Doul
George Uhle
Curt Walker
Dickie Kerr
Bernie Friberg
Chick Galloway
Virgil Barnes

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September 24, 1922

Cardinals outfielder Rogers Hornsby hits home runs off Giant hurlers Jesse and Virgil Barnes

Biography

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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