Jap Barbeau

William Joseph, known as "Jap", was born June 10, 1882 in New York, New York, and died September 10, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his major-league debut in 1905 and was associated chiefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, with his final big-league appearance coming in 1910. His broader professional career — including minor-league service — extended through 1919. He stood 5-foot-5 and was listed at 140 pounds, and batted and threw right-handed. His likeness survives in the cardboard record on the T206 White Border issue. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At only 140 pounds, he was among the slighter figures of his era — a reminder that the deadball game accommodated builds the modern game would not.