Bob Bailey (baseball)
| Bob Bailey | |||
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 Bailey in 1963. | |||
| Third baseman | |||
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Born: October 13, 1942 Long Beach, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1962, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1978, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 189 | ||
| RBI | 773 | ||
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Robert Sherwood (Bob) Bailey (born October 13, 1942 in Long Beach, California) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962–66), Los Angeles Dodgers (1967–68), Montreal Expos (1969–75), Cincinnati Reds (1976–77) and Boston Red Sox (1977–78). Bailey attended Wilson Classical High School, where he was the 1961 CIF Baseball Player of the Year and quarterbacked the football team for two years, one of which was undefeated. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a bonus baby.
In a 17-season career, Bailey posted a .257 batting average with 189 home runs and 773 RBI in 1931 games played.
After his playing days were over, Bailey was a minor league manager and hitting instructor, most notably in the Montreal Expos organization. In 1987, he was the final manager of the Hawaii Islanders.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)