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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
2	8 (3)	Apr 27	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
3	9	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	10	Apr 29 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
5	11	Apr 29 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	12	May 1	CIN		BRO	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
7	13	May 2	CIN		BRO	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	14	May 3	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
9	15	May 4	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
10	16	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
11	18 (1)	May 6 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
12	19	May 8	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
13	20	May 9	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
14	21	May 11	CIN		MLN	L,8-9	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	23 (1)	May 13 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,0-15	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
16	25 (1)	May 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
17	26	May 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
18	28 (1)	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
19	29	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	GF	27	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
20	30	May 22	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
21	31	May 25	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	33 (1)	May 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
23	35 (1)	May 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	36	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
25	38 (1)	May 31	CIN	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	40 (1)	Jun 2	CIN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
27	41	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	42	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
29	43	Jun 4	CIN		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	44	Jun 5	CIN		PHI	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	45	Jun 6	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
32	47 (1)	Jun 8	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	49 (1)	Jun 10	CIN		BRO	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
34	50	Jun 12	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
35	51	Jun 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	53 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
37	55 (1)	Jun 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	38	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	C
38	57 (1)	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	58	Jun 22	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
40	59	Jun 23	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	60	Jun 24 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
42	61	Jun 24 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	62	Jun 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
44	63	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
45	65 (1)	Jun 29	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
46	66	Jun 30	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	67	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,19-15	CG	60	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	69 (1)	Jul 2	CIN		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
49	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	73 (1)	Jul 6	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
51	74	Jul 7	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
52	76 (1)	Jul 12	CIN		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
53	78 (1)	Jul 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
54	79	Jul 15 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
55	81 (1)	Jul 16	CIN		NYG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
56	82	Jul 17	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
57	83	Jul 18	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
58	84	Jul 19	CIN		BRO	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
59	86 (1)	Jul 21	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
60	87	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
61	89 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
62	90	Jul 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
63	92 (1)	Jul 26	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	93	Jul 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
65	95 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
66	98 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	101 (2)	Aug 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
68	103 (1)	Aug 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
69	105 (1)	Aug 7	CIN		STL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
70	106	Aug 8	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
71	107	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	CG	44	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
72	108	Aug 10	CIN	@	MLN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
73	109	Aug 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
74	110	Aug 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	111	Aug 13	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	113 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	60	15.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
77	115 (1)	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	6	3	0	9	2	C
78	116	Aug 17	CIN		MLN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
79	117	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	118	Aug 19	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
81	119	Aug 20	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
82	121 (1)	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
83	122	Aug 23	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
84	123	Aug 24	CIN		BRO	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	124	Aug 25	CIN		BRO	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	126 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
87	127	Aug 28	CIN		NYG	W,11-1	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	128	Aug 29	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
89	129	Aug 31	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	130	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
91	131	Sep 2	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
92	133 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
93	134	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
94	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
95	136	Sep 7	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
96	138 (1)	Sep 9	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	27	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
97	139	Sep 11	CIN	@	NYG	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
98	141 (1)	Sep 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
99	144 (2)	Sep 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
100	146 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
101	148 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	150 (1)	Sep 22	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
103	152 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
104	153	Sep 25	CIN		MLN	L,1-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
105	154	Sep 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
							106gm		924.0	511	52	9	572	10