Victor Dee Barnhart (September 1, 1922 – April 13, 2017) was an American professional

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player who played for the

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in the

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for parts of three season spanning 1944 to 1946. Born in Hagerstown,

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, he was the son of

Clyde Barnhart Clyde Lee Barnhart (December 29, 1895 – January 21, 1980) was a right-handed outfielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Cumberland Valley State Normal School (now Shippensburg Unive ...

, who had also played for the Pirates. In three seasons in the Major Leagues, he played in 74 games. He was traded to the

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on December 3, 1947, but never took the field with them. Barnhart died on April 13, 2017 at the age of 94.

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