Rich Barnes

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1959)}}

{{other people||Richard Barnes (disambiguation)}}

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

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Rich Barnes

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1959|7|21}}

|birth_place=Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 18

|debutyear=1982

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 25

|finalyear=1983

|finalteam=Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1-3

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.65

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=8

|teams=

• Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1982}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1983}})

}}

Richard Monroe Barnes (born July 21, 1959) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in parts of two seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the Chicago White Sox in 1982 and the Cleveland Indians in 1983.

He made his MLB debut at age 22 on July 18, 1982{{cite web|title=Rich Barnes|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barneri01.shtml|website=Baseball Reference|accessdate=17 May 2016}} and appeared in his last game at the age of 24 on September 25, 1983.{{cite web|title=Rich Barnes|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barneri01.shtml|website=Baseball Reference|accessdate=17 May 2016}}