Harry Lamb Barton (January 20, 1875 in

Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...

– January 25, 1955 in

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) was an American

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player who played

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in the Major Leagues in 1905. He played for the

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."Harry Barton Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-19.

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