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Red Barkley
Infielder
Born: (1912-09-19)September 19, 1912
Childress, Texas
Died: December 12, 2000(2000-12-12) (aged 88)
Waco, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1937, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
August 14, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
AVG..264
HR0
R21
Teams

John Duncan (Red) Barkley (September 19, 1912 – December 12, 2000) was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns (1937), Boston Bees (1939) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1943). A native of Childress, Texas, Barkley batted and threw right-handed. He is the grandfather of Brian Barkley, who pitched with the Boston Red Sox.

In a three-season career, Barkley was a .264 hitter without home runs and 21 runs batted in in 63 games played.

Barkley died in Waco, Texas, at the age of 88.