1986
Born May 3, 1986
La Grange, TX, USA
Homer Bailey Notable
b. May 3, 1986 · Cincinnati Reds 2007–2018, Kansas City Royals 2019, Oakland Athletics 2019, Minnesota Twins 2020
Homer Bailey played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 2007 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 2020.
He went 81 and 86 with a 4.56 earned run average, pitching 1,401 innings in 245 games. He struck out 1,157 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 249 games he batted .164, with 61 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He threw two no-hitters — 2012 and 2013.
He was born in La Grange, TX, USA on May 3, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 3 | 2009, 2012, 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CIN | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .273 |
| 2008 | CIN | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .100 |
| 2009 | CIN | 22 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .079 |
| 2010 | CIN | 19 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .212 |
| 2011 | CIN | 23 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .282 |
| 2012 | CIN | 34 | 70 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .114 |
| 2013 | CIN | 32 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .155 |
| 2014 | CIN | 23 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .146 |
| 2015 | CIN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | CIN | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .100 |
| 2017 | CIN | 18 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 2018 | CIN | 20 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .115 |
| 2019 | KCR/OAK | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 2020 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 249 | 373 | 22 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 145 | 0 | .164 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45.1 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 5.76 |
| 2008 | CIN | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 36.1 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 7.93 |
| 2009 | CIN | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 113.1 | 115 | 57 | 52 | 86 | 4.53 |
| 2010 | CIN | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 109.0 | 109 | 54 | 40 | 100 | 4.46 |
| 2011 | CIN | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 132.0 | 136 | 65 | 33 | 106 | 4.43 |
| 2012 | CIN | 13 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.0 | 206 | 85 | 52 | 168 | 3.68 |
| 2013 | CIN | 11 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 209.0 | 181 | 81 | 54 | 199 | 3.49 |
| 2014 | CIN | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 145.2 | 134 | 60 | 45 | 124 | 3.71 |
| 2015 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5.56 |
| 2016 | CIN | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23.0 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 6.65 |
| 2017 | CIN | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 91.0 | 112 | 65 | 42 | 67 | 6.43 |
| 2018 | CIN | 1 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 106.1 | 141 | 72 | 33 | 75 | 6.09 |
| 2019 | KCR/OAK | 13 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 163.1 | 162 | 83 | 53 | 149 | 4.57 |
| 2020 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 81 | 86 | 245 | 245 | 0 | 1401.2 | 1455 | 710 | 463 | 1157 | 4.56 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Homer Bailey
Homer Bailey made a major-league debut on June 8, 2007.
2012
Homer Bailey's No-Hitter
Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 28, 2012, winning 1–0.
2013
Homer Bailey's No-Hitter
Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Francisco Giants on July 2, 2013, winning 3–0.
2020
Final major-league game: Homer Bailey
Homer Bailey played a final major-league game on September 22, 2020.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0