Sam Barber
Pitcher
Born: (1919-09-17)September 17, 1919
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: April 18, 1999(1999-04-18) (aged 79)
Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

Samuel Barber (September 17, 1919 – April 18, 1999) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Barber played with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940,[1][2] and served in the US Army during World War II.[3] He died in Birmingham in 1999 at age 79.

References

  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. "Sam Barber Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.


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