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Virgil Barnes

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: March 5, 1897 in Ontario, KS us

Died: July 24, 1958 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Holton Cemetery, Holton, KS

Debut: September 25, 1919 (Age 22-204d, 4,831st in major league history)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1928 (Age 31-194d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Virgil Jennings Barnes

Nicknames: Zeke

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Relatives: Brother of Jesse Barnes

1922 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

ERA

3.66

205

133

1094.0

275

WHIP

1.357

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-12 / in Starts: 19-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 87 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	72 (31-28-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 87 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (28-18-10)

Most Driven In
H Groh	1
T Jackson	1
G Kelly	1
J O'Connell	1
I Meusel	0

Most Driven In By
F Frisch	5
R Youngs	1
H Wilson	1
I Meusel	0

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	47	4 (3)	Apr 19	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.76	-0.072	4.53	-0.11%	-1.19	P
2	48	11 (6)	Apr 28	NYG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.28	0.029	4.71	0.06%	0.09	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	49	13 (1)	May 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9						P
4	50	19 (5)	May 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.91	-0.073	3.72	-0.18%	-0.51	P
5	51	27 (7)	May 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.79	-0.041	7.92	-0.11%	-0.39	P
6	52	31 (3)	May 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
7	53	32	May 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
8	54	34 (1)	May 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.61	-0.062	2.76	-0.17%	-1.27	P
9	55	37 (2)	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.56	0.028	2.64	0.08%	-0.27	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	56	44 (6)	Jun 5	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.74	-0.045	11.35	-0.17%	-0.44	P
11	57	47 (2)	Jun 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	8	.13	-0.003	.66	-0.01%	-0.10	P
12	58	48	Jun 10	NYG		PIT	L,6-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9						P
13	59	51 (2)	Jun 14	NYG		CIN	W,8-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9						P
14	60	56 (4)	Jun 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.240	.095	.335	9	.70	0.006	3.74	0.02%	-0.11	P
15	61	62 (5)	Jun 26	NYG		BSN	W,8-1	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.240	.095	.335	9						P
16	62	64 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.259	.130	.390	9	.98	0.002	4.88	0.01%	0.02	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	63	69 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.258	.148	.406	9	.61	-0.032	3.05	-0.10%	-0.65	P
18	64	75 (5)	Jul 10	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	1.40	-0.109	6.14	-0.29%	-0.82	P
19	65	79 (3)	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.30	-0.030	1.68	-0.10%	-1.13	P
20	66	84 (4)	Jul 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-6	GS-5	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.189	.268	.189	.457	9	.40	0.018	1.82	0.05%	0.75	P
21	67	87 (2)	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-4	GS-9	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.20	0.003	.89	0.01%	-0.89	P
22	68	91 (3)	Jul 27	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.298	.214	.512	9	.69	0.076	2.78	0.19%	1.08	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	69	96 (4)	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.280	.200	.480	9	.64	-0.048	3.89	-0.18%	-0.55	P
24	70	104 (7)	Aug 8	NYG		CIN	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.259	.184	.443	9	.35	-0.032	1.09	-0.06%	-1.39	P
25	71	109 (4)	Aug 13	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426	9	1.45	-0.068	9.47	-0.27%	-0.65	P
26	72	112 (2)	Aug 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.246	.173	.419	9	1.35	-0.035	14.30	-0.22%	-0.11	P
27	73	116 (3)	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,12-1	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.246	.179	.424	9	.29	0.011	1.60	0.04%	-1.48	P
28	74	120 (3)	Aug 25 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.250	.186	.436	9	.55	-0.047	3.15	-0.17%	-0.81	P
29	75	123 (2)	Aug 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.177	.239	.177	.416	9	1.46	-0.202	8.67	-0.72%	-2.02	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	76	127 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.254	.197	.450	9	.61	0.018	5.32	0.09%	1.19	P
31	77	134 (6)	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.247	.191	.438	9	.92	-0.051	9.54	-0.32%	-0.44	P
32	78	138 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,22-1	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.197	.250	.197	.447	9	.47	-0.037	5.76	-0.27%	-0.89	P
33	79	144 (5)	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.256	.194	.451	9	.81	0.030	10.34	0.23%	0.28	P
34	80	148 (3)	Sep 20	NYG		CHC	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.250	.189	.439	9	1.27	-0.069	19.56	-0.63%	-0.56	P
35	81	151 (2)	Sep 24	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.241	.182	.423	9	1.06	-0.105	25.69	-1.52%	-1.25	P
							23-12		87	77	8	14	0	0	0	4	6	0	26	0	3		0		0	1	.182	.241	.182	.423		.76	-0.940	5.23	-4.82%	-14.51

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