Ray Barker (baseball)

Buddy Barker
Buddy Barker
	First baseman
	Born: March 12, 1936; Martinsburg, West Virginia
	Died: May 29, 2018 (aged 82); Martinsburg, West Virginia
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 13, 1960, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	May 21, 1967, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.214
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	44
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1960); Cleveland Indians (1965); New York Yankees (1965–1967);

Raymond Herrell "Buddy" Barker (March 12, 1936 – May 29, 2018) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played in all or parts of four seasons for the Baltimore Orioles in 1960, the Cleveland Indians in 1965, and the New York Yankees from 1965 to 1967. Barker stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, weighed 192 pounds (87 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed as an active player.

Although Barker only played 192 games at the Major League level, with 68 hits in 318 at bats, he was an accomplished Triple-A player during his minor-league career, appearing for the Vancouver Mounties, Jacksonville Suns, Rochester Red Wings, Portland Beavers and Syracuse Chiefs and never failing to reach double digits in home runs.[1] He retired after the 1967 campaign.

Barker died on May 29, 2018 at the age of 82.[2]

References

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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