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Sherman "Bucky" Barton

Outfielder

Born: February 2, 1875
Normal, Illinois

Died: June 11, 1947 (aged 72)
Chicago, Illinois

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1898, for the Page Fence Giants

Last appearance

1911, for the Chicago Giants

Teams

Page Fence Giants (1898)
Chicago Columbia Giants (1899–1900)
Algona Brownies (1902–1903)
Chicago Union Giants (1904–1906)
Leland Giants (1905–1906)
St. Paul Colored Gophers (1907–1910)
Chicago Giants (1911)

Sherman "Bucky" Barton (February 2, 1875 - July 11, 1947) was an Outfielder in the Negro leagues.

1907StPaulColoredGophers

Sherman's brother, Eugene Barton also played baseball, playing for the cross-town team Minneapolis Keystones while Sherman played for the St. Paul Colored Gophers, beginning in 1907.

Barton died at the age of 72 years in Chicago, Illinois.

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