Babe Barna

Babe Barna
Babe Barna
	Left fielder
	Born: March 2, 1915; Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
	Died: May 18, 1972 (aged 57); Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 16, 1937, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	July 28, 1943, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.232
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	96
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938); New York Giants (1941–1943); Boston Red Sox (1943);

Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna (March 2, 1915 – May 18, 1972) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938), New York Giants (1941–1943) and Boston Red Sox (1943). Barna batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and attended West Virginia University, where he played football, basketball and college baseball for the Mountaineers from 1935 to 1937.^[1] He was selected in the seventh round of the 1937 NFL draft.^[2]

In a five-season career, Barna was a .232 hitter with 12 home runs and 96 RBI in 207 games played. His best season statistically was 1942, when he posted 85 hits, seven triples, six home runs, 39 runs, 58 RBI, 104 games – all career-highs. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Barna died in Charleston, West Virginia, at the age of 57.

References

^ "West Virginia University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Babe Barna at Find a Grave

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[wvu-1] "West Virginia University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

[2] "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

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