Charlie Barber

Charles D. Barber

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 148 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1884
• Final Game August 10, 1884
• Born 1854 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died November 23, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Charlie Barber played in the Union Association for the 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, a team which won nearly 2/3 of its games. Charlie was the regular third baseman, although he was the weakest hitter among the regulars. At age 30, he was closest to the oldest man on the team. According to thedeadballera.com, Charlie later became a bricklayer and died of tuberculosis.