Ross Barnes

Second baseman / Shortstop

Born: May 8, 1850
Mount Morris, New York, United States

Died: February 5, 1915 (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

May 5, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings

Last MLB appearance

September 21, 1881, for the Boston Red Stockings

MLB statistics

Batting average

.360

Runs scored

698

Runs batted in

346

Teams

National Association of Base Ball Players: Rockford Forest Citys (1866–1870)
League Player

Chicago cubs

Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875)

(1876–1877)

Cincinnati Reds (1879)

Boston Red Stockings (1881)

Career highlights and awards

3-time NA/NL batting champion
4-time NA/NL runs scored leader
4-time NA/NL hits leader
3-time NA/NL doubles leader
1-time NA stolen base leader

Chicago cubs

Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–75) and the early National League (1876–81), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White. Despite playing for these star-studded teams, many claim that Ross was the most valuable to his teams.

From 1868 to 1870, Ross starred for the Rockford Forest Citys, along with Albert Spalding, attaining professional status in the second year. When the National Association was formed in 1871, Harry Wright signed both men to his new team in Boston. Barnes' major league career thus started when he was 21. He split time between second base and shortstop for the Boston Red Stockings of the new National Association. Barnes led the league with 66 runs scored and 91 total bases, finishing second in batting average at .401.

In 1872, he led the Association with a .432 batting average, a .585 slugging percentage, 99 base hits, 134 total bases, and 28 doubles. The Red Stockings began a four-year dominance of the Association, with Barnes a key player each year. Barnes again led the Association in 1873, hitting .425, as well as leading in on-base percentage (.456), slugging percentage (.584), base hits (137), runs scored (125), total bases (188), doubles (29), bases on balls (28), and stolen bases (13). His .340 BA in 1874 was good enough for eighth in the league, while his .364 was good for second in 1875, while leading again in runs scored (115), base hits (143) and on-base percentage (.375).

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