Sherman Barton Explained
Sherman "Bucky" Barton (February 2, 1875 - July 11, 1947) was an Outfielder in the Negro leagues.
Sherman's brother, Eugene Barton also played baseball, playing for the cross-town team Minneapolis Keystones while Sherman played for the St. Paul Colored Gophers, beginning in 1907.[5]
Barton died at the age of 72 years in Chicago, Illinois.
Notes and References
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdbXFKQzlDaUlLWVU "Defiance Defeated" The Cleveland Leader, Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, June 5, 1896, Page 3, Column 3
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdOGxTTXJvRVNWRmc "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Wcncq5-bHdMURIOHBuc1BVNE0/edit?usp=sharing "The Algona Brownies, Most Famous Afro American Team" St. Paul Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 19, 1903, Page 3, Columns 2 and 3
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdWXBlcGFTWkRWems "The Past and Present in Baseball" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 28, 1910, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdWno4Tms5b3hpU00 "St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5
