Johnny Barrett (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1915
Place of Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1974
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Johnny Barrett (baseball)
- John Joseph Barrett (December 18, 1915 – August 17, 1974) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1946.
- He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves. Barrett was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- He started his professional baseball career in 1937, in the Boston Red Sox organization.
- In 1940 and 1941, he played in the Pacific Coast League.
- He hit .313 in 1941 and was purchased by the Pirates after the season ended. Barrett made his major league debut in 1942.
- He immediately broke into the starting lineup and stayed there until 1946.
- Regarded as one of the fastest runners in baseball, Barrett led the National League in stolen bases and triples in 1944.
- In 1946, however, he suffered a knee injury.
- He was traded to the Braves, and in 1947 he went back to the Pacific Coast League.
- He retired from baseball in 1951.
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