Steve Barber
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Born: February 22, 1938 Takoma Park, Maryland |
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Died: February 4, 2007 (aged 68) Henderson, Nevada |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1960, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 31, 1974, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 121–106 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.36 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,309 | ||
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Stephen David Barber (February 22, 1938 – February 4, 2007) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles and six other teams in 1960–74. Barber compiled 121 wins, 1,309 strikeouts, and had a 3.36 career earned run average. He also was an ALL-Star for two seasons during his 15 years in the major leagues.
Barber was born in Takoma Park, Maryland and graduated in 1956 from Montgomery Blair High School located in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Barber signed with the Orioles in 1957. As a rookie in 1960, he had a record of 10-7 and an earned run average of 3.22 (sixth best in the American League), but also led the American League (AL) in both walks (113) and wild pitches (10). In 1961, he tied for the AL lead in shutouts with 8, and had a record of 18-12. In 1963, he became the first pitcher of the modern Orioles to win 20 games in a season when he compiled a 20-13 record, 180 strikeouts, and a 2.75 ERA, which led to him being selected as All-Star for the first time in his career. He was again named an AL All-Star one last time in 1966, but tendinitis in his elbow prevented him from appearing in the game, and also kept him out of the World Series as the Orioles swept the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in four games for the first title in franchise history. On April 30, 1967, Barber was removed from a game against the Detroit Tigers with two outs in the ninth inning after having given up two runs despite having not surrendered a hit; Stu Miller got the final out to complete the no-hitter, although the Orioles lost 2-1.
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