Worcester in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

John J. (Jack) Barry '10

1887 – 1961

August 3, 2016

1. John J. (Jack) Barry '10 Marker

Inscription. Prep. 1904-06, College 1906-08. Captain Holy Cross Baseball 1908. All-Time, All-Star, Holy Cross Shortstop. Philadelphia Athletics 1908-15. Member Connie Mack’s million dollar infield. Red Sox 1915-18. Manager Red Sox 1917. World Series 1910-11-13-14-15-16. Baseball coach at Holy Cross 1921-1960. Intercollegiate Coach of the Year, 1952. His teams won 627, Lost 151, Tied 5; Were Eastern Champion 10 times; NCAA Regional Champions 1952, 1958; NCAA National Champions 1952.

Erected by College of the Holy Cross.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 42° 14.425′ N, 71° 48.752′ W. Marker is in Worcester, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Marker is on Southbridge Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 776 Southbridge St, Worcester MA 01610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bartholomew F. (Bart) Sullivan (here, next to this marker); Indian Village Pakachoag (approx. 0.4 miles away); Green Island (approx. ¾ mile away); The Blackstone Canal: 1828-1848 (approx. ¾ mile away); Worcester (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Goddard Rocket Launching Site

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Jonas Rice Homesite (approx. 1.4 miles away); Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worcester.

Also see . . .
1. Jack Barry's Stats at baseball-reference.com. (Submitted on August 27, 2018.)
2. Jack Barry's Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 27, 2018.)

October 2017

2. John J. (Jack) Barry '10 Marker

John J. Barry, Philadelphia Athletics image. Click for full size.

American Tobacco Company (image courtesy of the Library of Congress), 1911

3. John J. Barry, Philadelphia Athletics

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2018. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2018. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.