Eugene Barton

Eugene Barton
Outfielder
Born: (1880-04-27)April 27, 1880
Normal, Illinois
Died: July 3, 1922(1922-07-03) (aged 42)
Chicago, Illinois
Negro league baseball debut
1906, for the Leland Giants
Last appearance
1910, for the Minneapolis Keystones
Teams

Eugene Barton (April 27, 1880 – July 3, 1922), nicknamed "Cherry", was an American Negro league outfielder between 1906 and 1910.

A native of Normal, Illinois, Barton was the younger brother of fellow Negro leaguer Sherman Barton. He joined his brother on the Leland Giants in 1906, then went on to play three seasons with the Minneapolis Keystones from 1908 to 1910.[1][2] Barton died in Chicago, Illinois in 1922 at age 42.

  1. ^ "Eugene Barton". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Eugene Barton". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.