About Steve Barber
Stephen David Barber (February 22, 1938 – February 4, 2007) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles and six other teams from 1960 to 1974. Barber spent his first eight years with the Orioles, where he compiled an outstanding 95–75 record as a member of the 1960's Baltimore Orioles Kiddie Korps of pitchers, all 22 years old or younger (Barber, Milt Pappas, Chuck Estrada, Jack Fisher, and Jerry Walker). He was the modern Orioles first 20 game winner. Arm injuries hampered the rest of his career which saw him win only 26 and lose 31 for the rest of his 15-year career. While with the Orioles, Barber was an All-Star for two seasons. From 1961 to 1967, Barber bucked baseball superstition by wearing number 13. He also wore this number with the Seattle Pilots. Barber was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1988. In 466 MLB games pitched, including 272 as a starter, Barber posted a 121–106 won–lost mark and a 3.36 earned run average. In 1961, he tied for the AL lead in shutouts with eight, and had a record of 18–12 with a 3.33 ERA in 37 games (34 starts).
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