Barrett was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He started his professional baseball career in 1937, in the Boston Red Sox organization. In 1940 and 1941, he played in the Pacific Coast League.[1] He hit .313 in 1941 and was purchased by the Pirates after the season ended.
Barrett made his major league debut in 1942. He immediately broke into the starting lineup and stayed there until 1946. Regarded as one of the fastest runners in baseball, Barrett led the National League in stolen bases and triples in 1944. In 1946, however, he suffered a knee injury.[2] He was traded to the Braves, and in 1947 he went back to the Pacific Coast League. He retired from baseball in 1951.
johnny, barrett, baseball, john, joseph, barrett, december, 1915, august, 1974, american, outfielder, major, league, baseball, from, 1942, 1946, played, pittsburgh, pirates, boston, braves, johnny, barrettoutfielderborn, 1915, december, 1915lowell, massachuset. John Joseph Barrett December 18 1915 August 17 1974 was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1946 He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves Johnny BarrettOutfielderBorn 1915 12 18 December 18 1915Lowell Massachusetts U S Died August 17 1974 1974 08 17 aged 58 Seabrook Beach New Hampshire U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutFebruary 14 1942 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 26 1946 for the Boston BravesMLB statisticsBatting average 251Home runs23Runs batted in220TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1942 1946 Boston Braves 1946 Career highlights and awardsNL stolen base leader 1944 Barrett was born in Lowell Massachusetts He started his professional baseball career in 1937 in the Boston Red Sox organization In 1940 and 1941 he played in the Pacific Coast League 1 He hit 313 in 1941 and was purchased by the Pirates after the season ended Barrett made his major league debut in 1942 He immediately broke into the starting lineup and stayed there until 1946 Regarded as one of the fastest runners in baseball Barrett led the National League in stolen bases and triples in 1944 In 1946 however he suffered a knee injury 2 He was traded to the Braves and in 1947 he went back to the Pacific Coast League He retired from baseball in 1951 See also editList of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leadersReferences edit Johnny Barrett Minor League Statistics amp History baseball reference com Retrieved 2010 11 04 Johnny Barrett Biography Archived 2012 10 20 at the Wayback Machine baseballlibrary com Retrieved 2010 11 04 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference Johnny Barrett at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Barrett baseball amp oldid 1215107165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
