Dick Barrett (baseball)


Tracy Scouter "Dick" Barrett was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. A native of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, he attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Barrett had a very long minor league career spanning 21 seasons from 1926 to 1953. He played for many minor teams during that time:
For his minor-league contributions, Barrett was inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
In a five-season major league career, Barrett posted a 35-58 record with 271 strikeouts and a 4.28 ERA in 141 appearances, including 91 starts, 32 complete games, three shutouts, two saves, and 729.0 innings of work. In the minor leagues, Barrett won 325 games in a 24-season career.