Born: (1955-07-07) July 7, 1955 (age 68) Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1976, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1987, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
74–76
Earned run average
4.34
Strikeouts
975
Teams
Texas Rangers (1976–1978)
Cleveland Indians (1979–1983)
Atlanta Braves (1983–1985)
Milwaukee Brewers (1987)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1981)
2× AL strikeout leader (1980, 1981)
Pitched a perfect game on May 15, 1981
Leonard Harold Barker III (born July 7, 1955)[1] is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched the tenth perfect game in baseball history. Barker pitched with the Texas Rangers (1976–78), Cleveland Indians (1979–83), Atlanta Braves (1983–85) and Milwaukee Brewers (1987). During an 11-year baseball career, Barker compiled 74 wins, 975 strikeouts, and a 4.34 earned run average.
^Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. New York: Atria Books. pp. 141–156. ISBN 0-7434-4606-2.
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Charlie Robertson, and LenBarker were journeyman pitchers—each finished his major-league career with a losing record; Barker made one All-Star team,...
Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, George Brett (twice), Steve Garvey, LenBarker and Cal Ripken Jr. She has been described as "baseball's unofficial mascot"...
MLB history to have caught more than one perfect game (the first with LenBarker in 1981 and his second with Dennis Martínez in 1991). Hassey joined Gus...
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take the lead but had an ailing kicker. May 15, 1981 – LenBarker's perfect game: LenBarker pitched the tenth perfect game in baseball history August...
players being Elmer Valo (1949) and Bill Bruton (1959). On May 15, 1981, LenBarker pitched a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays with Kuiper at second...
Claudell Washington and Rusty Torres on May 16, 1978. Bonds, along with LenBarker, was dealt from the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Kern and...
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that Caldwell fired her colleague LenBarker back when they worked together, after he started with odd behaviours. Barker targets a campaign meeting at the...
the Indians. There were more bright spots in the 1980s. In May 1981, LenBarker threw a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays, joining Addie Joss...
4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Muder, Craig. "#CardCorner: 1981 Topps LenBarker". Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021...
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as herself on the reality television series Meet the Barkers with her then-husband Travis Barker, drummer in the rock band Blink-182. She hosted E!'s...
caught by Cleveland Indian outfielder Rick Manning for the final out of LenBarker's perfect game. Whitt broke out offensively in 1982. Throughout 105 games...
who have officiated in two perfect games. He was behind the plate when LenBarker did it in the Cleveland Indians' 3–0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays...
Giants 4–0, the first no-hitter ever pitched at Olympic Stadium. May 15 – LenBarker of the Cleveland Indians pitches a perfect game against the Toronto Blue...
center fielder Brett Butler to the Indians for their former ace, LenBarker. Barker had a dead arm and was never productive for the Braves. After the...
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