Francisco Javier Barrios Jiménez (June 10, 1953 – April 9, 1982) was a Mexican starting pitcher in

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who played for the

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Barrios was acquired from the Jalisco Charros of the

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for

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Rudy Hernández, and played his entire major league career with the White Sox. He joined the starting rotation in 1976, and on July 28 combined with

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to no-hit the Oakland Athletics, 2–1, at the

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. His most productive season came in 1977, when he recorded career-numbers with 14 wins, 119 strikeouts, nine

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, and 231 innings pitched. Despite his 9-15 mark in 1978, he threw two

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s with a 3.82

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in a career-high 33 starts. He declined after that and was released at the end of the 1981 season. Barrios enjoyed a good winter season in the

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and was ready to sign a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers for the 1982 season, when he died of a

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at the age of 28.Barrios, 28, Dies Of Heart Attack
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