Percy Bailey

Percy Bailey
(Bill)

• Bats unknown, Throws Right

• School Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College
• Debut 1933
• Final Game 1934

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Biographical Information

Percy Bailey spent three years pitching for top black teams, toiling briefly for the 1927 Baltimore Black Sox, then reappearing six years later. He went 6-3 for the Nashville Elite Giants in 1933 and went 4-1 with the Detroit Stars that year. He was picked for the West in the 1933 East-West Game but did not get into the contest. A year later, Bailey was with the Chicago American Giants and New York Black Yankees in limited action.

Notable Achievements

• NNL All-Star (1933)

Sources:

• The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James Riley
• The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues by John Holway, Black Baseball's National Showcase by Larry Lester