About Vet Barnes
Lived 1911 – 1974 (aged 62–63). Vet Barnes was a baseball player.
Ed "Vet" Barnes, also listed as Sam Barnes, (December 23, 1911 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1937 and 1938.
Barnes was born on December 23, 1911, in Silver Creek, Mississippi. He died on May 13, 1974, in Vallejo, California at the age of 62.
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Who was Vet Barnes?
baseball player
When was Vet Barnes born?
Vet Barnes was born on 23 December 1911.
When did Vet Barnes die?
Vet Barnes died in 1974.
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Vet Barnes was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vet Barnes. https://biography.guide/vet-barnes/
MLA: "Vet Barnes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vet-barnes/.
Chicago: "Vet Barnes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/vet-barnes/.
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