Bill Barnes (pitcher)

Bill Barnes
Bill Barnes
	Pitcher
	Born: December 29, 1919; Birmingham, Alabama
	Died: November 21, 1996 (aged 76); Bessemer, Alabama
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1941, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1947, for the Indianapolis Clowns
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Baltimore Elite Giants (1941–1942, 1946); Memphis Red Sox (1943); Indianapolis Clowns (1947);

William Barnes (December 29, 1919 – November 21, 1996) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1941 to 1947 with the Baltimore Elite Giants, Memphis Red Sox, and the Indianapolis Clowns. He did not play in 1944 and 1945 due to military service in World War II.^[1]

Personal life

Barnes served in the United States Army during World War II, and worked as a military policeman in California.^[2]

He worked for car manufactures Chrysler and Ford Motors before retiring in 1986.^[3]

^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
^ Bedingfield, Gary. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: William Barnes". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

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