1931
Born April 15, 1931
Strawberry Plains, TN, USA
Ed Bailey Notable
b. April 15, 1931 · Cincinnati Reds 1953, 1960–1961, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954–1959, San Francisco Giants 1961–1963, 1965, Milwaukee Braves 1964, Chicago Cubs 1965, California Angels 1966
Ed Bailey played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1953 and closing with the California Angels in 1966. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Redlegs, from 1954 to 1959.
Across 1,212 games he batted .256, with 915 hits and 432 runs. He finished with 155 home runs, 128 doubles, 545 walks and 17 stolen bases.
He played 1,064 games behind the plate, with 5,267 putouts and 80 errors. He turned 57 double plays.
He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1956 and 1963. He hit three home runs in a game in 1956.
He was born in Strawberry Plains, TN, USA on April 15, 1931, and died on March 23, 2007. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 5 | 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CIN | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .375 |
| 1954 | CIN | 73 | 183 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 1 | .197 |
| 1955 | CIN | 21 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .205 |
| 1956 | CIN | 118 | 383 | 59 | 115 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 75 | 52 | 50 | 2 | .300 |
| 1957 | CIN | 122 | 391 | 54 | 102 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 48 | 73 | 69 | 5 | .261 |
| 1958 | CIN | 112 | 360 | 39 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 47 | 61 | 2 | .250 |
| 1959 | CIN | 121 | 379 | 43 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 62 | 53 | 2 | .264 |
| 1960 | CIN | 133 | 441 | 52 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 59 | 70 | 1 | .261 |
| 1961 | CIN/SFG | 119 | 383 | 43 | 94 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 45 | 46 | 1 | .245 |
| 1962 | SFG | 96 | 254 | 32 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 1 | .232 |
| 1963 | SFG | 105 | 308 | 41 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 68 | 50 | 64 | 0 | .263 |
| 1964 | MLN | 95 | 271 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 2 | .262 |
| 1965 | CHC/SFG | 90 | 178 | 14 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 35 | 0 | .230 |
| 1966 | CAL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 1212 | 3581 | 432 | 915 | 128 | 15 | 155 | 540 | 545 | 577 | 17 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died March 23, 2007
1953
Major-league debut: Ed Bailey
Ed Bailey made a major-league debut on September 26, 1953.
1956
Ed Bailey's Three-Home-Run Game, 1956
Ed Bailey hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1956.
1966
Final major-league game: Ed Bailey
Ed Bailey played a final major-league game on April 26, 1966.
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