William H. Barnes (April 13, 1858 – July 10, 1945) was a baseball player, playing as a

center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the c ...

in the 19th century. He played for the

St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They prev ...

of the

Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season. Seven of the twelve teams who were in the Association at some poi ...

, a replacement team which began play near the end of the 1884 season. He was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. In 8 games as the Saints' starting

Barnes batted .200 (6-for-30) with two

runs scored In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls ...

. In the field he recorded eight putouts, three errors, and participated in one

double play In baseball and softball, a double play (denoted as DP in baseball statistics) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one baserunner and fewer than two outs. In Major Leag ...

External links

Baseball ReferenceMiLB.com
19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball center fielders Baseball players from Minnesota People from Shakopee, Minnesota St. Paul Saints (UA) players 1945 deaths 1858 births St. Paul Apostles players Duluth Freezers players {{baseball-center-fielder-stub