Edmund J. (Ed) Barney (January 23, 1890 – October 4, 1967) was a

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. Barney played for the

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and the

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in and . In 88 career games, he had a .224 batting average with 61 hits in 272 at-bats. He batted left and threw right-handed. Barney was born in

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and died in

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