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Ross Barnes
Ross Barnes
Second Baseman
Born: May 8, 1850(1850-05-08)
Mount Morris, New York
Died: February 5, 1915 (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1871
for the Boston Red Stockings
Final game
September 21, 1881
for the Boston Red Caps
Career statistics
Batting average    . Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Mount Morris New York refers to two locations in Livingston County New York, both named after Robert Morris, the financier of the American Revolution, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 359
Runs scored    859
Runs batted in    350
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Charles Roscoe Barnes[1] (May 8, 1850 in Mount Morris, New York – February 5, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871-1875) and the early National League (1876-1881), playing second base and shortstop. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Mount Morris New York refers to two locations in Livingston County New York, both named after Robert Morris, the financier of the American Revolution, Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP or simply the National Association (NA was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White. Albert Goodwill Spalding ( Byron, Illinois September 2 1850 &ndash September 9 1915 in Point Loma, California) was a professional Baseball Calvin Alexander McVey ( August 30, 1849 &ndash August 20, 1926) was a professional Baseball player during the 1860s George Wright ( January 28 1847 &ndash August 21 1937) was an American pioneer in the sport of Baseball. William Henry "Harry" Wright ( January 10 1835 &ndash October 3 1895) was an English -born American professional For the musician see Jim O'Rourke (musician James Henry O'Rourke ( September 1, 1850 - January 8, 1919) nicknamed James Laurie "Deacon" White ( December 7 1847 - July 7 1939) was an American professional Baseball player in the Despite playing for these star-studded teams, many claim that Ross was the most valuable to his teams.

From 1868 to 1870, Ross starred for the Rockford Forest Citys, along with Albert Spalding, attaining professional status in the second year. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rockford Forest Citys, from Rockford Illinois was one of the first professional baseball clubs Albert Goodwill Spalding ( Byron, Illinois September 2 1850 &ndash September 9 1915 in Point Loma, California) was a professional Baseball When the National Association was formed in 1871, Harry Wright signed both men to his new team in Boston. Barnes' major league career thus started when he was 21. He split time between second base and shortstop for the Boston Red Stockings of the new National Association. Barnes led the league with 66 runs scored and 91 total bases, finishing second in batting average at . In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 401.

In 1872 he led the Association with a . Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 432 batting average, a . 585 slugging percentage, 99 base hits, 134 total bases, and 28 doubles. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Red Stockings began a four-year dominance of the Association, with Barnes a key player each year.

Barnes again led the Association in 1873, hitting . Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 425, as well as leading in on base percentage (. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 456), slugging percentage (. 584), base hits (137), runs scored (125), total bases (188), doubles (29), bases on balls (28), and stolen bases (13).

His . 340 BA in 1874 was only good enough for eighth in the league, while his . Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 364 was good for second in 1875, while leading again in runs scored (115), base hits (143) and on base percentage (. 375).

Before the 1875 season ended, Barnes and four other Boston players signed contracts with the Chicago White Stockings. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. When word leaked out in Boston before the end of the season, Barnes and his teammates were reviled by Boston fans, being called "seceders", a strong epithet just a decade after the Civil War. It was likely that the National Association would void the signing, but Chicago owner William Hulbert preempted the move by forming the National League, and causing the NA to disband. William Ambrose Hulbert

Barnes' new team finished first in the NL's first season with a 55-12 record, while Boston fell to fourth. Ross led the National League batting (. 429), on base percentage (. 462), slugging (. 562), runs (126), hits (138), bases (190), doubles (21), triples (14), and walks (20). In the 1876 season, Barnes also established the single-season record for runs per game (1. 91), a mark which still stands.

For those first six years of major league play, Barnes had hit . 397. However, 1876 was to be his last dominant season.

In 1877, he fell ill with what was then only described as an "ague" (fever), played only 22 games, and did not play well when he was in the lineup. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The illness robbed Barnes of much of his strength and agility, and shortened his career. While many baseball histories originally blamed the change in rules that outlawed the "fair-foul" hit, of which Barnes was an acknowledged master, his illness has become a more widely accepted explanation for his loss of productivity.

The remainder of his career was an effort to return to glory ending in mediocrity. He played for the Tecumseh team in the International Association (arguably baseball's first minor league) in 1878, returned to the National League with the Cincinnati club in 1879, sat out all of 1880, and finished his professional career in 1881, playing his last season in Boston, site of his former glory. Minor leagues are professional Sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA After 1876, he never hit better than . 272, and his other totals were barely half of those from his glory days. He retired at age 31. He finished his career with 859 hits, 698 runs, and a . 359 average, in only 499 games played and 2392 at bats. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base His 1. 4 runs per game played remains the best of all time.

Barnes has been rated as the best player of the National Association, and during his peak, from 1871 to 1876, he was a dominant offensive force. His skill at the fair-foul bunt caused rule changes, and his defensive abilities were highly regarded. A teammate of multiple members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was the most valuable batter. He also has the distinction of having hit the first home run in National League history, on May 2, 1876. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year [2]

A lifelong bachelor, Barnes held a variety of white-collar jobs in the Chicago area after his baseball career ended until his death from heart disease in 1915.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baseball-Reference.Com data on Ross Barnes
  2. ^ The Chronology - 1876 | BaseballLibrary.com

External links

Preceded by
First Champion		National League Batting Champion
1876		Succeeded by
Deacon White
The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average James Laurie "Deacon" White ( December 7 1847 - July 7 1939) was an American professional Baseball player in the
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