Barney Slaughter

Barney Slaughter
Barney Slaughter
	Pitcher
	Born: October 6, 1884; Smyrna, Delaware
	Died: May 17, 1961 (aged 76); Philadelphia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 9, 1910, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	October 11, 1910, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0-1
Earned run average	5.50
Strikeouts	7
Saves	1
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1910);

Byron Atkins "Barney" Slaughter (October 6, 1884 in Smyrna, Delaware – May 17, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched 8 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910. He recorded one loss and one save in his career, mostly as a relief pitcher. He also started one game. In 1911 Slaughter pitched for Scranton in the New York State League, and subsequently for Louisville in the American Association, Sioux City in the Western League, and Erie in the Central League, before retiring from organized baseball in 1913.

After leaving baseball, he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, working in the secretary's office for more than 35 years before retiring at the age of 65.

On May 17, 1961, Barney Slaughter died in Philadelphia, at the age of 76 and was interred at Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall, Pennsylvania.^[1]

References

^ Lee, Bill (2003). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Death of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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[1] Lee, Bill (2003). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Death of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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