Steve Barber

Steven Lee Barber was born on March 13, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Minnesota Twins signed him as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Arizona in 1969. He pitched 18 games for them between the 1970 and 1971 seasons, going 1-0 with a 5.08 ERA and two saves.

One of those two saves came in his Major League debut. Barber finished a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox with two scoreless innings on April 9, 1970. His lone decision was a win on April 19, 1971. He replaced a struggling Jim Kaat, who was tagged for six runs over four innings. Despite allowing two runs over 3.2 innings himself, the Minnesota offense scored a bunch of runs on their own to help Barber get credit for the win.

• No relation to the Steve Barber who pitched in MLB from 1960-74, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles