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Names in the News - July 31, 1990

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Charles (Red) Barrett, who holds the major league record for the fewest pitches in a nine-inning game, died at his home in Wilson, N.C., Saturday after a long illness. He was 75. Barrett, while pitching for the Boston Braves in 1944, faced 27 batters and threw only 58 pitches in a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

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