10 Facts About Steve Barber

1.

Stephen David Barber was an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.

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2.

Steve Barber was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and graduated in 1956 from Montgomery Blair High School located in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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3.

Steve Barber was again named an AL All-Star one last time in 1966.

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4.

Steve Barber spent the rest of his career plagued by elbow troubles.

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5.

Steve Barber was selected by the Seattle Pilots in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft when the Yankees left him unprotected.

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6.

Steve Barber was released just before the 1970 season, but played that year for the Chicago Cubs, and then for the Atlanta Braves, pitching almost exclusively in relief.

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7.

Steve Barber remained with the Braves until they released him in May 1972, then joined the California Angels, where he remained until the end of the 1973 season.

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8.

Steve Barber was involved in a nine-player transaction when he was sent along with Clyde Wright, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer and cash from the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie Rodriguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood and Gary Ryerson on October 23,1973.

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9.

Steve Barber allowed 1,818 hits and 950 bases on balls in 1,999 innings pitched, with 1,309 strikeouts.

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10.

Steve Barber was employed as a driver for the Clark County School District, providing transportation for children with disabilities from 1992 to 2006.

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