Dick Barone
{{Short description|American baseball player (1932–2015)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Dick Barone
|position=Shortstop
|image=Dick Barone 1961.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1932|10|13}}[https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/18902/frank-barnes Dick Barone] at ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
|birth_place=San Jose, California
|death_date={{Death date and age|2015|4|23|1932|10|13}}
|death_place=Hollister, California
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 22
|debutyear={{baseball year|1960}}
|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 30
|finalyear={{baseball year|1960}}
|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.000
|stat2label=At bats
|stat2value=6
|stat3label=Run batted in
|stat3value=0
|teams=
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1960)
}}
Richard Anthony Barone (October 13, 1932 – April 23, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop and second baseman, he played for a decade in minor league baseball, and appeared in three Major League Baseball (MLB) games with the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. The native of San Jose, California, threw and batted right-handed, stood {{convert|5|ft|9|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|165|lb}}. He was the grandfather of former major league pitcher Daniel Barone.
Biography
Barone was in his eighth season of professional baseball when the Pittsburgh Pirates called him up in September 1960, when MLB active rosters expanded to 40 players. He had batted .204 in 143 games played for the Triple-A Columbus Jets of the International League.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=barone001ric Dick Barone's page] from Baseball Reference (Minors) The 1960 Pirates were en route to their first National League title since {{baseball year|1927}}. Barone debuted as a pinch runner for 42-year-old player-coach Mickey Vernon on September 22 in the ninth inning of a 2–2 game against the Chicago Cubs, but did not score in a contest eventually won by Pittsburgh, 3–2 in 11 innings.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B09221PIT1960.htm 1960-9-22 box score] from Retrosheet The Pirates clinched the pennant three days later, on September 25.
On September 27, Barone started his only major league game. Playing shortstop against the Cincinnati Reds, he played errorless ball in the field, handling five chances, and went hitless in five at bats and five plate appearances against the Reds' pitchers Bob Purkey, Orlando Peña and Cal McLish. It was another extra-inning game: Barone played the first 13 innings before he was removed for pinch hitter Smoky Burgess.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B09270PIT1960.htm 1960-9-27 box score] from Retrosheet The Pirates prevailed, 4–3, in 16 innings.
On September 30, Barone appeared in his last major league contest as a late-inning defensive replacement, also making a fly ball out in one at bat against Bob Buhl of the Milwaukee Braves. He was not on the Pirates' 1960 World Series roster.
Barone played two more seasons of minor league baseball before retiring after the 1962 campaign.
References
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External links
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