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An adequate second baseman with a below average arm, Barrett was a smart player and a good contact hitter, Striking Out only 209 times in 3378 At-bats , and collecting a significant number of big hits by driving tough pitches to the opposite field. He was used often as a specialist in Bunting situations, leading the American League in Sacrifice Hits for three consecutive years (1986-88). In 1984, Barrett Batted a career-high .303 in his first full season, but his most productive year was 1986, when he posted career-highs in RBI (60), Hits (179), Doubles (39), Triples (4), Stolen Bases (15) and Games Played (158). Barrett starred in 1986, when he set a major league record with 24 hits in 14 postseason games and was named the ALCS Most Valuable Player . In a 10-year career, Barrett was a .278 hitter with 18 Home Runs and 314 RBI in 941 games. Notably, Barrett successfully pulled off the hidden ball trick three times, including twice in July, 1985. In 1981 , Barrett was the winning run in the Longest Game In Professional Baseball History , as a player for the Pawtucket Red Sox ; Barrett was batted in by Dave Koza in the 33rd inning. In 1995 , Barrett won $1.7 million in a malpractice suit against Red Sox team physician and part-owner Arthur Pappas . Barrett claimed that Pappas had misdiagnosed a knee injury and performed medical procedures without his consent, and that the botched treatment brought his career to a premature end. He also claimed that Pappas' duel roles as owner and team physician constituted a Conflict Of Interest . EXTERNAL LINK |
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