It is clear that Negro League pitcher William Barnes
was born in Birmingham, Alabama. The
date of his birth is not clear. Some sources indicate it was February 20,
1921. Barnes began playing with the
Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940, but in 1944 his career was interrupted by
military service. He returned to Elite
Giants in 1946 and in his best pitching performance hurled sixteen scoreless innings against the
powerful Homestead Grays.
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