total games. He finished the year with 20 games started, an ERA of 4.11, and a 9–10 win–loss record, while having a batting average of .167 with 13 hits over 90 plate appearances. According to author Ed Koszarek, his pitching numbers were indicative of being a "third reserve pitcher on a staff", and were far below the Pirates' level, and his batting numbers were below normal for a pitcher. After the season, he played for the Quincy Ravens of the Illinois–Iowa League (IIL), the Minneapolis Millers of the Western Association (WA), and the St. Paul Apostles/Duluth Whalebacks of the WA in 1891. In 1892, Bartson recorded a 17–13 win–loss record and a 1.30 ERA over 242.1 innings pitched for the Rock Island-Moline Twins of the IIL. He continued to play for several Midwestern minor-league teams until his early thirties. Bartson stood at and weighed . After his professional baseball career, he formed a WA team in Peoria with Ed Dugdale, and later served as president of Peoria Three-I club. In politics, he was a city official in Peoria and served as Republican Central Committee chairman. At the time of his death, he was working for the Empire Cigar Store in the city. Bartson died on June 9, 1936, in Peoria, of heart disease, and is interred at Springdale Cemetery in Peoria. References External links 1865 births 1936 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago Pirates players St. Joseph Reds players Omaha Omahogs players Peoria Reds players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Peoria Canaries players Quincy Ravens players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players St. Paul Apostles players Duluth Whalebacks players Rock Island-Moline Twins players Marinette Badgers players Peoria Distillers players Baseball players from Illinois Sportspeople from Peoria, Illinois