John_Barnes_(manager)

John Barnes (baseball manager)

John Barnes (baseball manager)

American baseball manager

For the association football manager, see John Barnes (footballer).

John Sloane Barnes (August 30, 1855 – September 15, 1929) was a Minor League Baseball manager,[1] athlete, promoter, and proponent of physical fitness.

John Sloane Barnes

Born in Ireland, Barnes organized the Pacific Northwest League in 1890, the first professional baseball league in the region.[2] In that same year, he led the Spokane team to the Pacific Northwest League pennant. After managing the Portland Webfeet in 1892, he played a key role in the reorganization of the Western League, which later became the American League, before devoting a decade to the promotion of physical fitness in China. In 1909, Barnes returned to manage the Butte Miners in Montana, and in 1915 operated the Aberdeen Black Cats franchise.[3] Barnes is interred at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park in Seattle, Washington.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Baseball-Reference.com : John Barnes – Minors Managing".
  2. [2]
    Price, Jim (June 21, 2003). "Spokane Indians Era 1: Birth of the Indians". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Barnes' Career Big" (PDF). The Sunday Oregonian. September 26, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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