| Jack Barry | |
|---|---|
 Jack Barry in 1913. | |
| Shortstop /Second Baseman /Manager | |
| Born:(1887-04-26)April 26, 1887 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Died: April 23, 1961(1961-04-23) (aged 73) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 13, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 23, 1919, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 532 |
| Stolen bases | 153 |
| Managerial record | 90–62 |
| Winning % | .592 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| As Player As Manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Member of the College | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2007 |
John Joseph Barry (April 26, 1887 – April 23, 1961) was an Americanshortstop,second baseman, andmanager inMajor League Baseball, and later a college baseball coach. From1908 through1919, Barry played for thePhiladelphia Athletics (1908–1915) andBoston Red Sox (1915–1919).
Born inMeriden, Connecticut, Barry spent his nearly entire tenure in the big leagues on winning teams, first the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Boston Red Sox. Athletics managerConnie Mack signed Barry off the campus of theCollege of the Holy Cross to play shortstop on what would become his famous$100,000 infield. The unit, one of the most famous groups of teammates in baseball history, consisted offirst basemanStuffy McInnis,second basemanEddie Collins, andthird basemanFrank Baker. The group was critical to the Athletics winning theAmerican League pennant in1910,1911,1913 and1914, and World Championships in 1910, 1911, and 1913.
In 1915, the year after theBoston Braves swept the Athletics in the World Series, Red Sox ownerJoe Lannin paid $8,000 for Barry's services, as Mack was dismantling the team. Upon joining the Red Sox, he hit just .262 but played reliable defense at shortstop, proving to be the last piece of the puzzle in what was to be another pennant-winning team. He played in the World Series in1915 and1916 for the Red Sox. Acknowledged as the team's on-field leader, he became aplayer-manager in 1917, leading the team to a 90-win season and a second-place finish to theChicago White Sox. In the war year of 1917, manager Jack Barry chose to enlist and on October 18, 1917, Jack and four other Red Sox players, who had enlisted as yeomen in the naval reserve, were called to active duty and ordered to report for duty on November 3, 1917. He served all of 1918 in the military. After poor play in 1919, he decided to retire rather than be sold away in anotherfire sale followingHarry Frazee's decision to sell his shortstop back to the Athletics.
In an 11-season career, Barry posted a .243batting average with 10home runs and 429RBI in 1223games.
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BOS | 1917 | 152 | 90 | 62 | .592 | 2nd in AL | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 152 | 90 | 62 | .592 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
Barry became the head coach atHoly Cross in 1921, and continued in that position for 40 years until his death inShrewsbury, Massachusetts at age 73. During his tenure, he posted the highest career winning percentage (.806) in collegiate history, and won the1952 College World Series. He was among the initial class of inductees to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in1966. In 2007, he was an inaugural veteran inductee of theCollege Baseball Hall of Fame along withLou Gehrig,Christy Mathewson, andJoe Sewell.[1] In 1943 he became Holy Cross' acting athletic following the death ofTom McCabe and remained in that role untilGene Flynn returned from theUnited States Army in 1946.[2]
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