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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	Apr 24	SFG		STL	L,3-4	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
2	16	Apr 25	SFG		STL	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
3	17	Apr 26	SFG		MLN	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	18	Apr 27	SFG		MLN	L,5-6	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
5	19	Apr 28	SFG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
6	20	Apr 29	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	22 (1)	May 2	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
8	23	May 3	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
9	24	May 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,17-4	GS	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
10	26 (1)	May 5 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	27	May 7	SFG	@	MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
12	28	May 8	SFG	@	MLN	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
13	29	May 9	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
14	31 (1)	May 11	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
15	32	May 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	33	May 14	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	GF	24	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	34	May 15	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	35	May 16	SFG		NYM	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	36	May 17	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	16	0	0	16	0	C
20	39 (2)	May 19 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
21	40	May 21	SFG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
22	42 (1)	May 24	SFG		LAD	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
23	43	May 25	SFG		LAD	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
24	45 (1)	May 28	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	9	1	2	12	0	C
25	46	May 29	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
26	47	May 30	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	49 (1)	Jun 1	SFG	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
28	50	Jun 2	SFG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	51	Jun 4	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
30	52	Jun 5 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	54 (1)	Jun 6	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
32	58 (3)	Jun 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
33	59	Jun 11	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
34	60	Jun 12	SFG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
35	63 (2)	Jun 15	SFG		HOU	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	64	Jun 16 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
37	66 (1)	Jun 17	SFG		LAD	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
38	68 (1)	Jun 19	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	70 (1)	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	72 (1)	Jun 24	SFG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
41	73	Jun 25	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
42	77 (3)	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	78	Jul 1	SFG		CIN	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	C
44	79	Jul 2	SFG		MLN	W,1-0	CG	59	16.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
45	81 (1)	Jul 4	SFG		MLN	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
46	82	Jul 5	SFG		STL	W,6-5	CG	51	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
47	85 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	SFG		STL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	86	Jul 10	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
49	87	Jul 11	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	89 (1)	Jul 13	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	90	Jul 15 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
52	92 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
53	94 (1)	Jul 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,7-9	CG	47	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
54	95	Jul 18	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
55	96	Jul 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
56	101 (4)	Jul 25	SFG		NYM	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
57	102	Jul 26	SFG		PIT	W,6-4	GS	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
58	103	Jul 27	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
59	105 (1)	Jul 29	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
60	106	Jul 30	SFG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
61	107	Jul 31	SFG		PHI	L,3-7	CG	59	14.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	110 (2)	Aug 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	44	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
63	111	Aug 5	SFG	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	30	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
64	114 (2)	Aug 9	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	115	Aug 10	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
66	117 (1)	Aug 12	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
67	118	Aug 13	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
68	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
69	122 (2)	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	45	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
70	123	Aug 19	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	44	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
71	124	Aug 20	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
72	125	Aug 21	SFG		MLN	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
73	126	Aug 22	SFG		MLN	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
74	128 (1)	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
75	129	Aug 25	SFG		CIN	L,7-8	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	130	Aug 26	SFG		STL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
77	135 (4)	Aug 31	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	138 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
79	139	Sep 3	SFG		CHC	W,16-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
80	147 (7)	Sep 12	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
81	148	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	30	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
82	150 (1)	Sep 15	SFG	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
83	151	Sep 16	SFG	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
84	154 (2)	Sep 20	SFG		NYM	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
85	155	Sep 21	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
86	157 (1)	Sep 24	SFG		PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
87	159 (1)	Sep 26	SFG		PHI	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
88	161 (1)	Sep 28	SFG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							88gm		759.1	560	44	8	612	3