Alfred Barks (June 30, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American baseball

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who played for the

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in .

Career

Barks attended St. Joseph High School in

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. He then went on the play for the

in 1957. He died in

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on August 25, 2018, at the age of 82.Alfred Barks obituary
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at Legacy.com

References

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