Dick Barrett | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1906 |
Birth Place: | Montoursville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 27 |
Debutyear: | 1933 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Athletics |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 30 |
Finalyear: | 1945 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 35–58 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.28 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 271 |
Teams: | |
Hofcolor: | navy |
Hoflink: | Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame |
Hoftype: | Pacific Coast League |
Hofdate: | 2016 |
Tracy Scouter "Dick" Barrett (September 28, 1906 – October 30, 1966) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. A native of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, he attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Barrett had a very long minor league career, spanning 21 seasons from 1926 to 1953. He played for many minor teams during that time:
For his minor-league contributions, Barrett was inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
In a five-season major league career, Barrett posted a 35–58 record with 271 strikeouts and a 4.28 ERA in 141 appearances, including 91 starts, 32 complete games, three shutouts, two saves, and 729 innings of work.[1] In the minor leagues, Barrett won 325 games in a 24-season career.[2]