Gene Bailey

Arthur Eugene Bailey

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 160 lb.
• High School Central High School (Houston)
• Debut September 10, 1917
• Final Game June 3, 1924
• Born November 25, 1893 in Pearsall, TX USA
• Died November 14, 1973 in Houston, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Gene Bailey played five seasons in the majors. With the Brooklyn Robins in 1923, he is listed as one of the regular outfielders - in fact, Zack Wheat had the most games in left field, Bernie Neis played the most in center while Tommy Griffith was the most common right fielder. Bailey appeared at all three outfield positions and was in more total outfield games than Wheat.

He came to the majors for cups of coffee in 1917 with the Philadelphia Athletics and 1919 with the Boston Braves, but did not get significant playing time until 1920, when he had 179 plate appearances split between the National League and American League teams in Boston, the Braves and Boston Red Sox. He was a regular in 1923 and then played 18 games in 1924. Bailey was later the baseball coach at Rice University in 1929-1930, also managing in the minors each year.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1929	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	42-45	6th	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced Frank Snyder (31-41) on June 27
1930	St. Joseph Saints	Western League		--	St. Louis Cardinals	--	replaced by Joe Sugden

Related Sites

• Gene Bailey at the SABR Bio Project