Red Barkley Explained

Red Barkley
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:19 September 1912
Birth Place:Childress, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Waco, Texas, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 2
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 14
Finalyear:1943
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:AVG.
Stat1value:.264
Stat2label:HR
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:R
Stat3value:21
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John Duncan "Red" Barkley (September 19, 1912 – December 12, 2000) was an American backup infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the St. Louis Browns, the Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. In a three-season career, Barkley was a .264 hitter with no home runs and 21 runs batted in in 63 games played. He is the grandfather of Brian Barkley, who pitched with the Boston Red Sox.

Barkley died in Waco, Texas, at the age of 88.