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Totals for 253 games include 149 games started, 67 complete games, 11 shutouts, 62 games finished, and 7 saves.
Totals for 253 games include 149 games started, 67 complete games, 11 shutouts, 62 games finished, and 7 saves.
He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and Saint Louis Cardinals. He pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches (58) in history. He died at the age of 75 in Wilson, North Carolina.
Barrett was right-handed.
He stood 5"11" and weighed 183 lbs. Playing for three teams over 11 years, Barrett was a.500 pitcher, winning and losing 69 games.
His lifetime European Research Area was 3.53. On August 10, 1944, throwing for the Boston Braves against his former team Cincinnati Reds, Barrett pitched a 2–0 shutout at Crosley Field.
He faced 29 batters (two more than the minimum, having surrendered two 2 hits, walked no one and struck out no one, with no defensive errors behind him), setting a complete game (and a nine-inning game) record by throwing only 58 pitches, an average of exactly two pitches per batter.
The game was umpired behind home plate by the noted umpire Jocko Conlan. In 1945, he led the Cardinals to second place in the National League, posting a team best 21 wins and 9 losses. Foreign the year, his combined 23–12 record for the Braves and Cardinals with a 3.00 earned run average led the league in wins.
He was named to the Associated Press National League All-Star team and finished third in Netherlands Most Valuable Player voting.
He appeared on the cover of Life Magazine on April 1, 1946. In 1948, Barrett was a relief pitcher for the Braves in two games of the World Series, allowing no runs in 3 2⁄3 innings.