{{short description|American baseball player (1891–1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{More footnotes needed|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Walter Barbare | image = Walter Barbare.jpg | alt = | caption = | position = Infielder | birth_date = {{birth date|1891|08|11}} | birth_place= Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1965|10|28|1891|08|11}} | death_place= Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 17 | debutyear = 1914 | debutteam = Cleveland Naps |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = October 1 | finalyear = 1922 | finalteam = Boston Braves |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .260 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 1 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 156 | teams = * Cleveland Naps ({{baseball year|1914}}–{{baseball year|1916}}) * Boston Red Sox ({{baseball year|1918}}) * Pittsburgh Pirates ({{baseball year|1919}}–{{baseball year|1920}}) * Boston Braves ({{baseball year|1921}}–{{baseball year|1922}}) }} '''Walter Lawrence Barbare''' (August 11, 1891 – October 28, 1965) was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves.
In an eight-season career, Barbare was a .260 hitter with one home run and 156 RBI in 500 games played.
A solid infielder with a strong arm and a light bat, Barbare was a utility man with the Indians, Red Sox and Pirates in a span of six seasons. In 1921 he was sent to the Braves in the same trade that brought star shortstop Rabbit Maranville to Pittsburgh, and he responded with a career year, hitting .302 in 134 games.
Following his retirement as a player, Barbare served as a manager and umpire in the minor leagues.
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