Frank Barrett

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Francis Joseph Barrett (Red)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 173 lb.
• School Saint Leo University
• Debut October 1, 1939
• Final Game September 15, 1950
• Born July 1, 1913 in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
• Died March 6, 1998 in Leesburg, FL USA

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Before the 1935 season opened Frank Barrett was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent. The right hand pitcher would be in seven leagues and play with eight teams befor arriving in St. Louis in 1939. He was there long enough to lose one game and it was back on the road again.

On June 10, 1944 the Cardinals traded Frank to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Partenheimer. Barrett worked out of the Red Sox bullpen, winning eight games and saving another eight, but losing seven. In 1945 he was still with the Red Sox winning 4 and losing 3 but in March 1946 they sold him to the crosstown Boston Braves. He won 2 but lost 4 and in 1947 he was back in the minors, but he would return.

Before the 1947 season he was obtained by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Braves and was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians. He was in the American Association until 1950 when the Pirates called and he was with them long enough to win 1 game and lose 2, this would be his last year to face major league hitters. Frank's major league numbers were not that bad. The well traveled man had a major league sheet that showed 15 wins with 17 losses while appearing in 104 games, pitching 218 innings, giving up 211 hits with a 3.51 ERA.

Frank was not finished yet, he was only 36 years old, so he hit the minors again. He stayed in the game until 1955 as a player and player-manager. In 1951 he played and managed with both the Burlington (NC) Bees and the Butler Tigers. In 1952 he had the same deal with the Mayfield Clothiers of the KITTY League and in '53 he handled the Leesburg Lakers of the Florida State League. None of the teams Frank managed finished with a winning record and he was interim with two of the clubs. There is no record of him in 1954 but he resurfaced for a one game finale in 1955 with the IL Columbus Jets.

Frank's final minor league stats show him to be a journeyman. The man suited up from 1935 until 1955. He appeared in 661 games as a pitcher, winning 147 of them and losing 121. He pitched 2,554 innings, gave up 2,163 base hits, 1,015 base on balls and had a 3.60 ERA. Frank was 42 years old when he played his last inning.

Frank later owned and operated a gas station in Leesburg, FL, where he died March 6,1998, at age 84.

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Baseball Players of the 1950s
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