Ed Bailey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: April 15, 1931 in Strawberry Plains, TN us

Died: March 23, 2007 in Knoxville, TN

Buried: Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, TN

High School: Strong HS (Strawberry Plains, TN)

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: September 26, 1953 (Age 22-164d, 11,069th in major league history)
vs. MLN 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 26, 1966 (Age 35-011d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Lonas Edgar Bailey

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Bailey

6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.2

3581

915

155

.256

432

RBI

540

OBP

.355

SLG

.430

OPS

.784

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-16 / in Starts: 2-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	19 (13-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
G Bell	2
C Harmon	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
G Gorbous	1
Self	1
W Post	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	76	1	Apr 11	CIN		CHC	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	7	1.33	0.029	3.41	0.04%	0.52	C
2	77	2	Apr 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.286	.730	7	1.22	0.008	2.92	0.01%	0.25	C
3	78	3	Apr 14	CIN		CHC	L,4-6	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.385	.200	.585	7	1.21	-0.038	2.59	-0.05%	-0.46	C
4	79	4	Apr 16	CIN		MLN	L,5-9	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.364	.792	9	.24	0.013	.45	0.02%	0.23	PH
5	80	6 (1)	Apr 17 (2)	CIN		MLN	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.533	.922	6	.97	0.035	1.47	0.03%	0.39	C
6	81	7	Apr 18	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.391	.579	.970	6	.50	0.089	.80	0.09%	0.48	C
7	82	8	Apr 19	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.375	.550	.925	7	2.32	-0.059	4.06	-0.06%	-0.24	PH C
8	83	9	Apr 20	CIN		STL	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.524	.884	8	.54	-0.014	.82	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
9	84	10	Apr 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.321	.458	.780	6	1.03	-0.119	1.29	-0.09%	-1.19	C
10	85	11	Apr 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.423	.723	7	.81	-0.041	.99	-0.03%	-0.35	C
11	86	12	Apr 24	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.303	.393	.696	7	1.25	0.021	1.27	0.01%	-0.08	C
12	87	13	Apr 27	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.324	.387	.711	6	1.51	-0.007	1.50	0.00%	0.53	C
13	88	16 (2)	Apr 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.375	.691	9	3.27	-0.092	2.95	-0.05%	-0.36	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	89	18 (1)	May 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.364	.671	9	.88	-0.021	.67	-0.01%	-0.29	PH
15	90	21 (2)	May 7	CIN		CHC	W,8-7	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.325	.364	.689	9	.89	0.025	.92	0.02%	0.21	PH
16	91	22	May 8 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.317	.353	.670	9	.98	-0.023	1.09	-0.02%	-0.37	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	92	148 (125)	Sep 13	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.310	.343	.652	7	.98	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
18	93	149	Sep 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.302	.333	.636	9	.93	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
19	94	151 (1)	Sep 20	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.318	.351	.670	9	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
20	95	153 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.333	.368	.702	7	2.20	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.47	PH
21	96	154	Sep 25	CIN		CHC	W,13-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.326	.359	.685	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.95	C
							5-16		46	39	3	8	1	1	1	4	4	0	10	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	.205	.326	.359	.685		1.10	-0.164	1.64	-0.11%	-1.73

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