Barney Serrell
| Barney Serrell | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: March 9, 1920 | |
| Died: August 15, 1996 (aged 76) East Palo Alto, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1942, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Last Mexican League appearance | |
| 1957, for the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .320 |
| Hits | 138 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 70 |
| Stolen bases | 11 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Barney Clinton "El Grillo" Serrell (March 9, 1920 – August 15, 1996) was an American baseball second baseman in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League. He played from 1942 to 1957 with several teams. He is also listed as William C. Serrell and Bonnie Serrell.[1]
Serrell started his Negro league career with the Chicago American Giants, playing one game and going 1-for-4. He then moved to the Kansas City Monarchs, where he played for four seasons. In 1942, he finished second in the batting title race of the Negro American League, batting .360, which was only beaten out by Ted Strong, his teammate (.364). He led the league in triples with five. [2] In the 1942 Negro World Series against the Homestead Grays, he batted .412 with five runs batted in in the series win. He batted .287 in 53 games in 1943 while leading the league in doubles and triples. In 1944, he made his one East-West All-Star Game while batting .355 in 28 games while leading in runs (twenty), home runs (two), and runs batted in (eighteen). In 1945, he played in three games and had just two hits before he was released.
References[]
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "1942 Negro American League Standard Batting". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- NLBPA.com
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