Bud Barbee Explained

Bud Barbee
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:March 16, 1914
Birth Place:Durham, North Carolina
Death Place:Durham, North Carolina
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:New York Black Yankees
Finalyear:1948
Finalteam:New York Black Yankees
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John Quincy Adams Barbee (March 16, 1914  - January 14, 2000), nicknamed "Bud", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Durham, North Carolina, Barbee graduated from Whitted High School.[1] A "prodigious power-hitter", he made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 for the New York Black Yankees.[2] Barbee served in the United States Army during World War II,[3] and returned from service to resume his baseball career. He was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Lamb Barbee, and the brothers played together for the Cincinnati Clowns in 1945. Barbee died in Durham in 2000 at age 85.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryan Whirty . Durham native "Bud" Barbee's sensational career tells the story of segregated baseball in the Triangle . indyweek.com . April 16, 2014 . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bud Barbee . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . October 7, 2020.