Ed Bailey
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[edit] Biography
Ed Bailey (Lonas Edgar Bailey) was born on April 15, 1931 in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on September 26, 1953 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .197 with 9 home runs and 20 RBI. Bailey played for the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Ed Bailey's best season was 1956, when he slugged 28 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 75 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CIN | N | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CIN | N | 73 | 183 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 20 | .197 | .324 | .388 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1955 | CIN | N | 21 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .205 | .326 | .359 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | 118 | 383 | 59 | 115 | 28 | 75 | .300 | .385 | .551 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 1957 | CIN | N | 122 | 391 | 54 | 102 | 20 | 48 | .261 | .377 | .463 | 15 | 2 | 73 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | 112 | 360 | 39 | 90 | 11 | 59 | .250 | .337 | .411 | 23 | 1 | 47 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 1959 | CIN | N | 121 | 379 | 43 | 100 | 12 | 40 | .264 | .370 | .393 | 13 | 0 | 62 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 1960 | CIN | N | 133 | 441 | 52 | 115 | 13 | 67 | .261 | .346 | .406 | 19 | 3 | 59 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 1961 | SF | N | 107 | 340 | 39 | 81 | 13 | 51 | .238 | .324 | .385 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 1961 | CIN | N | 12 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .348 | .395 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | TOT | N | 119 | 383 | 43 | 94 | 13 | 53 | .245 | .326 | .386 | 13 | 1 | 45 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1962 | SF | N | 96 | 254 | 32 | 59 | 17 | 45 | .232 | .351 | .476 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1963 | SF | N | 105 | 308 | 41 | 81 | 21 | 68 | .263 | .366 | .494 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 1964 | MIL | N | 95 | 271 | 30 | 71 | 5 | 34 | .262 | .343 | .362 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1965 | SF | N | 24 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .107 | .250 | .107 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1965 | CHI | N | 66 | 150 | 13 | 38 | 5 | 23 | .253 | .385 | .393 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 1965 | TOT | N | 90 | 178 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 26 | .230 | .363 | .348 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 1966 | CAL | A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 1207 | 3578 | 432 | 915 | 155 | 540 | .256 | .355 | .430 | 128 | 15 | 544 | 576 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 81 | 81 | |
| Total | AL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1212 | 3581 | 432 | 915 | 155 | 540 | .256 | .355 | .429 | 128 | 15 | 545 | 577 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 81 | 81 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CIN | N | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | CIN | N | C | 61 | 53 | 473.2 | 194 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .973 |
| 1955 | CIN | N | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | C | 106 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 52 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1957 | CIN | N | C | 115 | 109 | 985.1 | 542 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | .991 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | C | 99 | 95 | 854.1 | 438 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | .988 |
| 1959 | CIN | N | C | 117 | 110 | 961.2 | 549 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 7 | .990 |
| 1960 | CIN | N | C | 129 | 124 | 1081 | 621 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 4 | .990 |
| 1961 | SF | N | OF | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | SF | N | C | 103 | 93 | 838.1 | 629 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 3 | .985 |
| 1961 | SF | N | LF | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | CIN | N | C | 12 | 12 | 97.1 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .967 |
| 1961 | TOT | N | C | 115 | 105 | 935.2 | 683 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 3 | .984 |
| 1962 | SF | N | C | 76 | 69 | 613.2 | 419 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 1 | .987 |
| 1963 | SF | N | C | 88 | 83 | 759.1 | 560 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 0 | .987 |
| 1964 | MIL | N | C | 80 | 74 | 625.2 | 416 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 2 | .982 |
| 1965 | SF | N | C | 12 | 5 | 52 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | SF | N | 1B | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
| 1965 | CHI | N | C | 54 | 45 | 388 | 237 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 3 | .981 |
| 1965 | CHI | N | 1B | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | TOT | N | C | 66 | 50 | 440 | 286 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 3 | .984 |
| 1965 | TOT | N | 1B | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| Total | OF | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | C | 1065 | 872 | 7730.1 | 5267 | 450 | 80 | 57 | 1 | 48 | 263 | 166 | 31 | .986 | ||
| Total | LF | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 1B | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1950).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Bob Schmidt, Don Blasingame and a player to be named later (April 27, 1961); Cincinnati Reds received Sherman Jones (May 13, 1961).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Felipe Alou, Billy Hoeft and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Del Crandall, Bob Shaw and Bob Hendley (December 3, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Billy O'Dell (February 1, 1965).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Harvey Kuenn and Bob Hendley to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dick Bertell and Len Gabrielson (May 29, 1965).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to California Angels (January 15, 1966).
- Released by California Angels (May 7, 1966).
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