Jap Barbeau

Jap Barbeau
Jap Barbeau
	Third baseman
	Born: June 10, 1882; New York, New York
	Died: September 10, 1969 (aged 87); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 27, 1905, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
	May 2, 1910, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.225
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	46
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cleveland Naps (1905–1906); Pittsburgh Pirates (1909); St. Louis Cardinals (1909–1910);

William Joseph "Jap" Barbeau (June 10, 1882 – September 10, 1969) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for four seasons, primarily as a third baseman with the Cleveland Naps, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and 140 pounds (64 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

Career

Barbeau started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 1905, playing for the Columbus Senators of the American Association.^[1] In August, his contract was purchased by the major league Cleveland Naps and he spent the rest of 1905 and 1906 with them. However, he had a .194 batting average in 1906 and was released.^[2] Barbeau returned to the American Association, playing for the Toledo Mud Hens in 1907 and 1908.^[1]

In 1909, Barbeau was the starting third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was then traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in August. After a slow start in 1910, he was sent back to American Association, where he played for the Kansas City Blues, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Paul Saints over the next several seasons.^[1] He also played one season in the Pacific Coast League, and one season in the Western League, last playing professionally in 1919.^[1]

Overall, in parts of four major league seasons, Barbeau batted .225 in 199 games.^[2] In 13 minor league seasons, he appeared in over 1500 games while batting above .290 at least three times; his minor-league records are incomplete for some seasons.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "William Barbeau Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "William Barbeau Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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[brm-1] "William Barbeau Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[br-2] "William Barbeau Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

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