Wes Bailey

Wesley Bailey

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.

• School Saint Mary's College of California

• Born December 7, 1922 in Logan, UT USA
• Died February 22, 2010 in Alamo, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Wes Bailey pitched in the Minor Leagues from 1942 to 1952, making it as high as AAA and the Open classification (a combined six years at those levels). He played in the Boston Red Sox and New York Giants organizations.

He split 1942 between the Oneonta Indians (4-8, 4.59, 52 BB in 104 IP) and Greensboro Red Sox (1 G) then did not play from 1943 to 1945, due to serving in the Air Force during World War II. Returning in 1946, he had a 7-8, 3.68 record for the Scranton Red Sox. He was in AAA the next year, with the Louisville Colonels, going 6-8 with a 4.30 ERA for the top Red Sox affiliate, walking 51 in 113 innings. He began 1948 with the Colonels and had a 2-3, 4.28 record after 7 games. Boston then sent him to the Giants chain and he was 7-11 with a 5.13 ERA for the Jersey City Giants after the deal, continuing to battle control issues (87 BB in 149 IP).

He split 1949 between the Giants' two AAA farm clubs, Jersey City (8-4, 4.66) and the Minneapolis Millers (6-6, 5.60). With the 1950 Millers, he was 6-5 with a 5.49 ERA in 28 outings. New York then traded him with Bill Ayers, Bert Haas, Joe Lafata and cash to the Oakland Oaks for Al Gettel, Ray Noble and Artie Wilson. Bailey went 9-8 with a 4.35 ERA for the '51 Oaks. He ended his career in 1952 with the San Francisco Seals (0-1, 8.18 in 6 G) and Seattle Rainiers (6.75 in 4 G).

Overall, Bailey was 55-62 with a 4.73 ERA in 234 games as a pro, primarily spent at the highest tier of the minors.

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