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Ross Barnes
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Birthdate: 5/8/1850 Died: 2/5/1915
Height / Weight: ' " / 145 lbs. Place of Birth: Mount Morris, NY, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Ross Barnes was the first batting champion in baseball history. In the 1870's the baseball season was anywhere between 30-50 games. In 1871, Ross batted over .400 to lead the league. He scored 66 runs in 31 games. Ross Barnes was an excellent bunter and chop hitter and got most of his hits with this method. Four times he hit over .400 and ended with a .316 life-time batting mark. Barnes is also the first player to lead the league in slugging pct, on base average, runs, doubles and triples. Baseballhistorian.com All Rights Reserved Ross Barnes


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1876 CHC (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.25
9 years   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.55
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1871 BOS (NA) 31 157 66 63 10 9 0 34 13 1 11 6 0 0 0 0 .401 .447 SLG
1872 BOS (NA) 45 229 81 99 28 2 1 44 9 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 .432 .454 SLG
1873 BOS (NA) 60 322 125 137 29 8 2 62 18 2 13 4 0 0 0 0 .425 .456 SLG
1874 BOS (NA) 51 259 72 88 12 4 0 41 8 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 .340 .360 SLG
1875 BOS (NA) 78 393 115 143 20 4 1 58 7 3 29 6 0 0 0 0 .364 .375 SLG
1876 CHC (NL) 66 322 126 138 21 14 1 59 20 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .462 SLG
1877 CHC (NL) 22 92 16 25 1 0 0 5 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .323 SLG
1879 CIN (NL) 77 323 55 86 9 2 1 30 16 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .301 SLG
1881 BSN (NL) 69 295 42 80 14 1 0 17 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .309 SLG
9 years   499 2392 698 859 144 44 6 350 114 65 73 25 0 0 0 0 .359 .388 .SLG



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