Babe Barna

Left fielder, Baseball Player

1915 – 1972

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Who was Babe Barna?

Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Giants and Boston Red Sox. Barna batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia and attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers from 1935–1937.

In a five-season career, Barna was a .232 hitter with 12 home runs and 96 RBI in 207 games played. His best season statistically was 1942, when he posted 85 hits, seven triples, six home runs, 39 runs, 58 RBI, 104 games – all career-highs.

Barna died in Charleston, West Virginia, at the age of 56.

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Born
Mar 2, 1915
Clarksburg
Profession
Education
  • West Virginia University
Lived in
  • Clarksburg
Died
May 18, 1972
Charleston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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