Eppie Barnes

{{Short description|American athlete and sports executive (1900–1980)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{infobox officeholder

| name = Eppie Barnes

| image = Eppie Barnes studentyearbooks 30259 (cropped).jpg

| office = President of the U.S. Baseball Federation

| term_start = January 6, 1965

| term_end = April 6, 1966

| predecessor =

| successor = William E. Fehring

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|12|1}}

| birth_place = Ossining, New York

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1980|11|17|1900|12|1}}

| death_place = Mineola, New York

| module = {{Infobox baseball biography

|embed=yes

|position=First baseman

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 24

|debutyear={{by|1923}}

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 24

|finalyear={{by|1924}}

|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.143

|stat2label=Hits

|stat2value=1

|stat3label=RBI

|stat3value=0

| baseball_ref = b/barneep01

|teams=

• Pittsburgh Pirates (1923–1924)

}}}}

Everett Duane "Eppie" Barnes (December 1, 1900 – November 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and executive. He played four games as an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball during the 1923 and 1924 baseball seasons. He later coached baseball at Colgate University, and was the president of the United States Baseball Federation when it was reestablished in 1965.

While coaching at Colgate, Barnes helped establish the American Association of College Baseball Coaches in 1948, and was an administrator of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.{{cite news |title=Keeping Posted |url=https://newspaperarchive.com./us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1965/02-01/page-30 |access-date=13 January 2025 |agency=Syracuse Post Standard |date=1 February 1965 |page=30}} He is a member of the Colgate Athletics Hall of Honor, the United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame, and the College Baseball Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Class of 2020 {{!}} College Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://www.mlb.com/college-baseball-hall-of-fame/class-of-2020 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

Barnes also participated in basketball for pay in the Central New York and Long Island areas. He played for the Utica Knights of Columbus and the Syracuse Alhambras during the 1922–23 seasons and played with the Rockville Centre Firemen during the 1932–33 season.