Sherman "Bucky" Barton (February 2, 1875 - July 11, 1947) was an American

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Sherman's brother, Eugene Barton also played baseball, playing for the cross-town team Minneapolis Keystones while Sherman played for the St. Paul Colored Gophers, beginning in 1907."St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5
/ref> Barton died at the age of 72 years in

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