Sherman Barton

Sherman "Bucky" Barton
Outfielder
Born: February 2, 1875 Normal, Illinois
Died: June 11, 1947 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1898, for the Page Fence Giants
Last appearance
1911, for the Chicago Giants
Teams
Page Fence Giants (1898) [1] Chicago Columbia Giants (1899–1900)[2] Algona Brownies (1902–1903)[3] Chicago Union Giants (1904–1906)[2] Leland Giants (1905–1906)[2] St. Paul Colored Gophers (1907–1910)[4] Chicago Giants (1911)

Sherman "Bucky" Barton (born February 2, 1875 in Normal, Illinois - July 11, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) was an Outfielder in the Negro Leagues.

1907StPaulColoredGophers

Sherman's brother, Eugene Barton also played baseball, playing for the cross-town team Minneapolis Keystones while Sherman played for the St. Paul Colored Gophers, beginning in 1907.^[5]

Barton died at the age of 72 years in Chicago, Illinois.

References

1. "Defiance Defeated" The Cleveland Leader, Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, June 5, 1896, Page 3, Column 3
2. "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
3. "The Algona Brownies, Most Famous Afro American Team" St. Paul Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 19, 1903, Page 3, Columns 2 and 3
4. "The Past and Present in Baseball" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 28, 1910, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
5. "St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com