Wilbert Otto "Barney" Wolfe (June 10, 1876 – February 27, 1953) was a

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

. He played four seasons in

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for the

New York Highlanders The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

and the Washington Senators from 1903 to 1906. In 76 career games, he had 21 wins and 37 losses, with a 2.96 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Wolfe was born in Independence, Pennsylvania, and died in

North Charleroi, Pennsylvania North Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2020 census. The settlement is also known as "Lock 4". Previously Lock and Dam #4 was located on this side of the Monongahela River, a ...

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