Ed Bailey
Lonas Edgar Bailey
Born: April 15, 1931
Strawberry Plains, TN USA
Deceased: 2007
Knoxville, TN USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
College: University of Tennessee
Career: 1953-1966
Minor League Statistics
Ed Bailey compiled a career batting average of .256 with 155 home runs and 540 RBI in his 1212-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs and California Angels. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1953 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .375 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 73 | 222 | 183 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 34 | .197 | .324 | .388 | .712 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 21 | 46 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .205 | .326 | .359 | .685 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 118 | 446 | 383 | 59 | 115 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 50 | .300 | .385 | .551 | .936 | 211 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
1957 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 122 | 472 | 391 | 54 | 102 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 69 | .261 | .377 | .463 | .840 | 181 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 112 | 414 | 360 | 39 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 61 | .250 | .337 | .411 | .748 | 148 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 121 | 447 | 379 | 43 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 53 | .264 | .370 | .393 | .763 | 149 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
1960 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 133 | 510 | 441 | 52 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 70 | .261 | .346 | .406 | .752 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 46 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .302 | .348 | .395 | .743 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 107 | 393 | 340 | 39 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 41 | .238 | .324 | .385 | .709 | 131 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 96 | 305 | 254 | 32 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42 | .232 | .351 | .476 | .827 | 121 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 105 | 361 | 308 | 41 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 64 | .263 | .366 | .494 | .859 | 152 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 309 | 271 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 39 | .262 | .343 | .362 | .705 | 98 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 24 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .107 | .250 | .107 | .357 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 187 | 150 | 13 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 28 | .253 | .385 | .393 | .778 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1966 | AL | California Angels | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1212 | 4208 | 3581 | 432 | 915 | 128 | 15 | 155 | 540 | 17 | 18 | 545 | 577 | .256 | .355 | .429 | .784 | 1538 | 81 | 25 | 20 | 37 | 77 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1953 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1954 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | C | 61 | 53 | 473.7 | 194 | 20 | 6 | 2 | .973 | 4.066 | 3.508 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 |
1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | C | 11 | 9 | 76.0 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .962 | 5.921 | 4.545 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 |
1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | C | 106 | 102 | 924.0 | 511 | 52 | 9 | 10 | .984 | 5.484 | 5.311 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 45.5 |
1957 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | C | 115 | 109 | 985.3 | 542 | 41 | 5 | 5 | .991 | 5.325 | 5.070 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 46.2 |
1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | C | 99 | 95 | 854.3 | 438 | 44 | 6 | 6 | .988 | 5.078 | 4.869 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 48.5 |
1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | C | 117 | 110 | 961.7 | 549 | 64 | 6 | 6 | .990 | 5.737 | 5.239 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 57.4 |
1960 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 129 | 124 | 1081.0 | 621 | 52 | 7 | 8 | .990 | 5.603 | 5.217 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 47.1 |
1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 103 | 93 | 838.3 | 629 | 40 | 10 | 4 | .985 | 7.182 | 6.495 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 29.6 |
1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 12 | 12 | 97.3 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 5.455 | 4.917 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 75 | 69 | 613.7 | 419 | 25 | 6 | 3 | .987 | 6.512 | 5.920 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 18.2 |
1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 88 | 83 | 759.3 | 560 | 44 | 8 | 3 | .987 | 7.159 | 6.864 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 28.6 |
1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 80 | 74 | 626.7 | 416 | 28 | 8 | 3 | .982 | 6.377 | 5.550 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 34.2 |
1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 54 | 45 | 388.0 | 237 | 23 | 5 | 3 | .981 | 6.031 | 4.815 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 22.9 |
1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 12 | 5 | 52.0 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.173 | 4.417 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.500 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1070 | 985 | 8756.3 | 5284 | 452 | 81 | 59 | .986 | 5.896 | 5.361 | 48 | 187 | 293 | 195 | 40.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .286 | .357 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .286 | .357 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | C | 3 | 3 | 25.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.329 | 5.000 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 25.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.329 | 5.000 |
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