Clyde Barfoot

Who was Clyde Barfoot?

Clyde Raymond Barfoot, nicknamed "Foots", was a Major League Baseball player who played 25 years in professional baseball, but only three years in the Major Leagues. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Foots Barfoot was 30 when he made his Major League debut as a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. A longtime star in the Texas League, Pacific Coast League, and Southern Association, he won 314 minor league games in a career that spanned 25 years.

Barfoot was a right-handed pitcher who played in 75 games for the Cardinals in 1922 and 1923.

He also played in 11 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1926. He had a Major League career record of 8–10 in 250¹⁄₃ innings, with and earned run average of 4.10, 5 complete games, 1 shutout, 55 games finished, 49 strikeouts, and 66 walks. He was an excellent hitter for a pitcher. In 1922, he had a .353 batting average, a .421 on-base percentage, and a .441 slugging percentage in 34 at bats. On October 9, 1926, Barfoot went 3-for-5 in a PCL game with three home runs and nine runs batted in. On October 15, 1925, Barfoot pitched 15 innings in a PCL victory over Los Angeles and hit two home runs to win the game 6–5. Barfoot won 25 games in 1925.