Emile Deering Barnes (December 25, 1903 – July 3, 1959) was an American

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who played from 1927 through 1930 for the Washington Senators and

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. Listed at 5' 10", 158 lb., Barnes batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in

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. His cousin, Sam Barnes, also played in the majors.Baseball Almanac
/ref> Barnes posted a .269

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in 286 career games. In between, he played in the

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in all or parts of 14 seasons spanning 1927–1994, hitting .269 with 100

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s in 1,413 games. Besides, Barnes was a

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for

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teams, starting in the

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. Barnes died in 1959 in

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, at the age of 55.

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