Jimmy Barrett (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1875
Place of Birth: Athol, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 24-Oct-1921
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Jimmy Barrett (baseball)
- James Erigena Barrett (March 28, 1875 – October 24, 1921) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder.
- A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
- Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds (1899–1900, 1906), Detroit Tigers (1901–05), and Boston Red Sox (1907–08).
- Barrett was the first star for the Tigers, playing for the Tigers in the first five years of their existence.
- He left the Tigers with the arrival of a new center fielder Ty Cobb.
- Barrett had a career batting average of .291 (21 points higher than the league average during the deadball years in which he played).
- He also had a career on-base percentage of .379.
- In 1903 and 1904, he led the American League in times on base and walks.
- Despite Barrett's having played in only 866 major league games, baseball historian, Bill James, ranks Barrett as the 72nd best center fielder of all time.
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