Red Barkley
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John Duncan Barkley
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.
- Debut September 2, 1937
- Final Game August 14, 1943
- Born September 19, 1913 in Childress, TX USA
- Died December 12, 2000 in Waco, TX USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Red Barkley was chosen the MVP in the 1941 National Baseball Congress World Series, while playing for the semi-pro Enid Champlins.
In 1943, he was with Montreal. That year he also backed up Arky Vaughan on the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (Pee Wee Reese was off in the service).
Barkley was in the USAAF in World War II.
Grandfather of Brian Barkley.
