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Sam Barnes
- December 18, 1899
- February 19, 1981
- 81 years
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Sam Barnes, 81, American baseball player.
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|Samuel Thomas Barnes (December 18, 1899 – February 19, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Barnes played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1921 season.
Barnes was born in Suggsville, Alabama and died in Montgomery, Alabama. He played collegiate baseball at Auburn University, where he was named team captain.
He was the cousin of former Major Leaguer, Red Barnes.
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