Barney Serrell

Biography

Barney Clinton "El Grillo" Serrell (March 9, 1920 – August 15, 1996) was an American professional baseball second baseman in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League. He played from 1941 to 1957 with several teams. He is also listed as William C. Serrell and Bonnie Serrell. Serrell started his Negro league career with the Chicago American Giants, playing one game and going 1-for-4. He then moved to the Kansas City Monarchs, where he played for four seasons. In 1942, he finished second in the batting title race of the Negro American League, batting .360, which was only beaten out by Ted Strong, his teammate (.364). He led the league in triples with five. In the 1942 Negro World Series against the Homestead Grays, he batted .412 with five runs batted in in the series win. He batted .287 in 53 games in 1943 while leading the league in doubles and triples.

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