Jap Barbeau

William Joseph "Jap" Barbeau (June 10, 1882 – September 10, 1969) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for four seasons, primarily as a third baseman with the Cleveland Naps, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and 140 pounds (64 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

Jap Barbeau
Third baseman
Born: (1882-06-10)June 10, 1882
New York, New York
Died: September 10, 1969(1969-09-10) (aged 87)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 27, 1905, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 1910, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs0
Runs batted in46
Teams

Career

Barbeau started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 1905, playing for the Columbus Senators of the American Association.[1] In August, his contract was purchased by the major league Cleveland Naps and he spent the rest of 1905 and 1906 with them. However, he had a .194 batting average in 1906 and was released.[2] Barbeau returned to the American Association, playing for the Toledo Mud Hens in 1907 and 1908.[1]

In 1909, Barbeau was the starting third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was then traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in August. After a slow start in 1910, he was sent back to American Association, where he played for the Kansas City Blues, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Paul Saints over the next several seasons.[1] He also played one season in the Pacific Coast League, and one season in the Western League, last playing professionally in 1919.[1]

Overall, in parts of four major league seasons, Barbeau batted .225 in 199 games.[2] In 13 minor league seasons, he appeared in over 1500 games while batting above .290 at least three times; his minor-league records are incomplete for some seasons.[1]

References
  1. "William Barbeau Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. "William Barbeau Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.


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