Francisco Barrios

{{Infobox baseball biography

|image=Francisco Barrios.jpg

|name=Francisco Barrios

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1953|6|10}}

|birth_place=Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

|death_date={{death date and age|1982|4|9|1953|6|10}}

|death_place=Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 18

|debutyear=1974

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 3

|finalyear=1981

|finalteam=Chicago White Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=38–38

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.15

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=323

|teams =

Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1974}}, {{mlby|1976}}–{{mlby|1981}})

|highlights =

Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award (1973)
Pitched combined no-hitter on July 28, 1976

}}

Francisco Javier Barrios Jiménez (June 10, 1953 – April 9, 1982) was a Mexican starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Chicago White Sox.

Career

Barrios was acquired from the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League for shortstop Rudy Hernández, and played his entire major league career with the White Sox. He joined the starting rotation in 1976, and on July 28 combined with Blue Moon Odom to no-hit the Oakland Athletics, 2–1, at the Coliseum.{{cn|date=November 2022}} His most productive season came in 1977, when he recorded career-numbers with 14 wins, 119 strikeouts, nine complete games, and 231 innings pitched. Despite his 9–15 mark in 1978, he threw two shutouts with a 3.82 ERA in a career-high 33 starts. His 1979 season ended on September 25 when he underwent rotator cuff surgery.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/01/The-Chicago-White-Sox-placed-pitcher-Francisco-Barrios-on/4277368164800/ "The Chicago White Sox placed pitcher Francisco Barrios on...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, September 1, 1981.] Retrieved February 6, 2023.

Barrios had a 1–3 record as a spot starter until being placed on the disabled list on June 4 because of a swollen right elbow just before the 1981 MLB strike. During the work stoppage on June 24, he was charged with one count of cocaine possession and arrested for disorderly conduct at a Division Street bar owned at the time by Doug Buffone.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/06/24/White-Sox-pitcher-Francisco-Barrios-was-charged-today-with/9437362203200/ "White Sox pitcher Francisco Barrios was charged today with...," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, June 24, 1981.] Retrieved February 6, 2023. He voluntarily entered a Chicago area drug and alcohol rehabilitation center on July 3.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/04/Chicago-White-Sox-pitcher-Francisco-Barrios-has-entered-a/4354363067200/ "Chicago White Sox pitcher Francisco Barrios has entered a...," United Press International (UPI), Saturday, July 4, 1981.] Retrieved February 6, 2023. He was released by the White Sox on September 1 after eight starts with a 3.96 ERA in {{frac|36|1|3}} innings.

Barrios enjoyed a good winter season in the Mexican Pacific League and was ready to sign a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers for the 1982 season, when he died of a heart attack at the age of 28 on April 9.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/04/10/Francisco-Barrios-a-former-pitcher-for-the-Chicago-White/5140387262800/ "Francisco Barrios, a former pitcher for the Chicago White...," United Press International (UPI), Saturday, April 10, 1982.] Retrieved February 6, 2023.