Steve Barber

Stephen David Barber (February 22, 1938 – February 4, 2007) was an American left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared for the Baltimore Orioles and six other teams from 1960 to 1974. Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, and raised in Silver Spring, he graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1956 and briefly attended the University of Maryland before leaving to sign professionally.

Barber spent his first eight seasons with the Orioles, where he compiled a 95–75 record as a member of the 1960s Baltimore "Kiddie Korps" of pitchers—Barber, Milt Pappas, Chuck Estrada, Jack Fisher, and Jerry Walker—all 22 years old or younger. He became the modern Orioles' first 20-game winner and was named an All-Star in two seasons. From 1961 to 1967, he wore number 13, bucking baseball superstition, and continued to wear the number with the Seattle Pilots.

Arm injuries hampered the remainder of his career. Over the balance of his 15 years he won only 26 games against 31 losses, pitching for several clubs after departing Baltimore.

Barber was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1988. He died on February 4, 2007.