John Sloane Barnes was a Minor League Baseball

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 manager

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 . Born in Ireland, J.S. Barnes was a prominent athlete, promoter

Promoter (entertainment)

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, and proponent of physical fitness

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. Barnes organized the Pacific Northwest League

Pacific Northwest League

The Pacific Northwest League was a professional Minor League Baseball league based in the Pacific Northwest. It was the first professional baseball league ever in the region.-Founding:...

 in 1890, the first professional baseball

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 league in the region. In that same year, he led the Spokane team to the Pacific Northwest League pennant

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. After managing the Portland Webfeet

Portland Webfeet

The Portland Webfeet were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Northwest League. They were located in Portland, Oregon and played at Columbia Park. They were active from to ....

 in 1892, he played a key role in the reorganization of the Western League

Western League (defunct minor league)

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, which later became the American League

American League

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, before devoting a decade to the promotion of physical fitness in China. In 1909, Barnes returned to manage the Butte Miners in Montana, and in 1915 operated the Aberdeen Black Cats franchise. John Sloane Barnes is interred at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park

Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park

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 in Seattle, Washington.

Career

Year	Team	League	Classification
	St. Paul Freezers	Northwestern League	N/A
	St. Paul Saints St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a professional baseball team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. The Saints are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...	Northwestern League	N/A
	St. Paul Apostles	Western Association	N/A
	Spokane Bunchgrassers Spokane Bunchgrassers The Spokane Bunchgrassers were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Northwest League. They were located in Spokane, Washington and played at the Northwest League Grounds...	Pacific Northwestern League	B
	Portland Webfeet Portland Webfeet The Portland Webfeet were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pacific Northwest League. They were located in Portland, Oregon and played at Columbia Park. They were active from to ....	Pacific Northwestern League	B
	Minnesota Minnies	Western League	N/A
	Minnesota Millers	Western League	A
	Butte Miners	Inter-Mountain League	D