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mjj55409 · 07-17-2021, 10:04 AM

CHIEFS ACQUIRE INFIELDER
Hank Barnett to join club

As baseball's annual winter meetings wound down last week, the Detroit Dynamos and Chicago Chiefs announced that they had reached an agreement on a deal that would send infielder Hank Barnett to the Chiefs in exchange for pitchers Ron Coles and Bob Walls.

The 28-year-old Barnett was drafted by the Montreal Saints in the sixth round of the 1927 draft, and he has played 8 seasons in Montreal. Detroit surprised some around baseball when they traded for both Barnett and Ed Stewart (Pittsburgh) at the beginning of November. As it turns out, Detroit never intended to retain Barnett and were immediately looking for another trading partner.

Barnett came up as a second baseman before being moved to third by the Saints. Last season he was asked to play shortstop and he made his displeasure with his situation in Montreal widely known.

Barnett is a strong, professional hitter with good power, which was often masked by the park in Montreal. He had a .276 average with a career-high 19 home runs in 1937. He has hit at least 14 home runs in 6 consecutive seasons. He is a career .282 hitter with 1,047 hits and 108 home runs. The indications are that he will be asked to play second base in Chicago.

The players going to Detroit--Ron Coles and Bob Walls--were made expendable after the Chicago acquisition of Jim Lonardo. The 28-year-old Coles has made 79 starts for the Chiefs over the past three seasons and has a career record of 54-39 with a 3.82 ERA (ERA+ of 119). He had some elbow problems in 1937 which prevented him from pitching after mid-July. The 25-year-old Walls has made just seven starts (3-6, 5.53) for Chicago the past two seasons. With the veteran rotation of the Chiefs firmly in place, Walls wasn't receiving much of an opportunity in Chicago.

l-to-r, Hank Barnett, Bob Walls, Ron Coles

07-17-2021, 10:04 AM	#73
mjj55409 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,166	Monday, November 22nd, 1937 CHIEFS ACQUIRE INFIELDER Hank Barnett to join club As baseball's annual winter meetings wound down last week, the Detroit Dynamos and Chicago Chiefs announced that they had reached an agreement on a deal that would send infielder Hank Barnett to the Chiefs in exchange for pitchers Ron Coles and Bob Walls. The 28-year-old Barnett was drafted by the Montreal Saints in the sixth round of the 1927 draft, and he has played 8 seasons in Montreal. Detroit surprised some around baseball when they traded for both Barnett and Ed Stewart (Pittsburgh) at the beginning of November. As it turns out, Detroit never intended to retain Barnett and were immediately looking for another trading partner. Barnett came up as a second baseman before being moved to third by the Saints. Last season he was asked to play shortstop and he made his displeasure with his situation in Montreal widely known. Barnett is a strong, professional hitter with good power, which was often masked by the park in Montreal. He had a .276 average with a career-high 19 home runs in 1937. He has hit at least 14 home runs in 6 consecutive seasons. He is a career .282 hitter with 1,047 hits and 108 home runs. The indications are that he will be asked to play second base in Chicago. The players going to Detroit--Ron Coles and Bob Walls--were made expendable after the Chicago acquisition of Jim Lonardo. The 28-year-old Coles has made 79 starts for the Chiefs over the past three seasons and has a career record of 54-39 with a 3.82 ERA (ERA+ of 119). He had some elbow problems in 1937 which prevented him from pitching after mid-July. The 25-year-old Walls has made just seven starts (3-6, 5.53) for Chicago the past two seasons. With the veteran rotation of the Chiefs firmly in place, Walls wasn't receiving much of an opportunity in Chicago. l-to-r, Hank Barnett, Bob Walls, Ron Coles __________________ FABL -- Chicago Chiefs Last edited by mjj55409; 07-17-2021 at 10:12 AM.