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Ed Bailey
Lonas Edgar (Jr.) Bailey

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut September 26, 1953
Final Game April 26, 1966
Born April 15, 1931 in Strawberry Plains, TN
Died March 23, 2007 (age 75)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 23 MLN NL   61  193   23   46  10   6   9   31   0   1   26   33  .238  .326  .492  .818   115    95   1   2   0   0   2  
 1955 24 MLN NL    6   27    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    8  .148  .233  .185  .419    59     5   0   0   0   1   1  
 1956 25 CIN NL  139  432   87  145  11   4  49  107   0   0   52   44  .336  .414  .720 1.134   150   311   0   4   0   9  10  MVP-5
 1957 26 CIN NL  141  439   76  109  12   1  27   66   2   0   69  109  .248  .348  .465  .813   108   204   1   5   0   1   9  
 1958 27 CIN NL  130  392   44   85  22   2  12   49   3   1   49   79  .217  .301  .375  .676    96   147   0   4   1   0  11  
 1959 28 CIN NL  138  418   50  114  18   0  15   69   2   1   60   64  .273  .362  .423  .785   106   177   0   5   2   1   8  
 1960 29 CIN NL  145  451   52  133  31   2  18   90   2   0   61   75  .295  .378  .492  .870   120   222   0   6   7   3  14  
 1961 30 CIN NL   82  260   28   70  13   2   8   30   0   0   32   34  .269  .361  .427  .788   109   111   1   1   0   6   7  
         SFN NL   31   67    9   17   1   0   2    7   0   0    8    9  .254  .362  .358  .721    97    24   0   1   2   4   3  
         TOT     113  327   37   87  14   2  10   37   0   0   40   43  .266  .361  .413  .774         135   1   2   2  10  10 
 1962 31 SFN NL   28   59    7   12   1   1   4   11   0   0   11   11  .203  .338  .458  .796   109    27   0   0   1   1   2  
 1963 32 SFN NL  109  337   57   99  13   0  24   73   0   0   38   63  .294  .369  .546  .915   136   184   0   1   4   3   9  
 1964 33 SFN NL   73  155    7   31   5   1   3   10   1   0   23   26  .200  .308  .303  .611    84    47   0   2   2   2   2  
 1965 34 CHN NL   72  151   12   27   6   0   2   11   0   0   25   31  .179  .292  .258  .550    76    39   0   2   2   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1155 3381  454  892 144  19 173  557  10   3  456  586  .264  .353  .471  .825        1593   3  33  21  31  85
 Per 600 PA           520   70  137  22   3  27   86   2   0   70   90                                 245   0   5   3   5  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CIN      775 2392  337  656 107  11 129  411   9   2  323  405  .274  .362  .490  .852        1172   2  25  10  20  59
   With SFN      241  618   80  159  20   2  33  101   1   0   80  109  .257  .350  .456  .806         282   0   4   9  10  16
   With CHN       72  151   12   27   6   0   2   11   0   0   25   31  .179  .292  .258  .550          39   0   2   2   0   7
   With MLN       67  220   25   50  11   6   9   34   0   1   28   41  .227  .315  .455  .769         100   1   2   0   1   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1212 3581  432  915 128  15 155  540  17  18  545  577  .256  .355  .429  .784        1538  20  37  77  25  81
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1954 23 MLN NL  11   32   5.7   4   0   0  .000  12   30   21  .700   17   15  .531  C    4(+1)e9   106   
 1955 24 MLN NL  59    1   1.3   0   0   0  .000   1    3    2  .667    0    1  .000  C    4(+1)e16 -267   
 1956 25 CIN NL  11  129  11.6   6   2   1  .333   7   55   46  .836   35   22  .614  C    3(0)e7    199   
 1957 26 CIN NL  12   74   5.8   6   1   0  .167   3   58   44  .759   67   29  .698  C    4(0)e3    -27   
 1958 27 CIN NL  15   44   3.7   5   0   0  .000   8   44   37  .841   53   38  .582  C    4(0)e5    -72   
 1959 28 CIN NL   8   67   5.7   5   3   2  .600   5   63   49  .778   17   12  .586  C    3(-3)e4    22   
 1960 29 CIN NL  15   84   6.8  10   4   0  .400   3   42   33  .786   28   21  .571  C    3(-2)e4   119   
 1961 30 CIN NL  26   41   5.6   5   2   0  .400  11   31   17  .548   18   12  .600  C    4(0)e8     75   
         SFN NL  53    8   4.4   6   1   0  .167   2    9    6  .667    3    2  .600  C    4(0)e8      8   
         TOT                    11   3   0  .273  13   40   23  .575   21   14  .600
 1962 31 SFN NL  57    9   5.1   6   2   0  .333   1   10    8  .800    8    3  .727  C    4(+1)e8   -32   
 1963 32 SFN NL  47   67   7.3  20   6   1  .300   8   37   27  .730   39   14  .736  C    4(+1)e6    56   
 1964 33 SFN NL   9   16   3.4  21   6   0  .286   4   20   16  .800   15   10  .600  C    4(0)e9    -94   
 1965 34 CHN NL   5   11   2.4   6   2   0  .333   6   30   21  .700   36   16  .692  C    4(+1)e7  -161   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          588   6.1 100  29   4  .290  71  432  327  .757  336  195  .633                  34   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 34.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 34.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1954 23 MLN NL  C     57   263    23   12    0   .960    56   489.1   5.26
 1955 24 MLN NL  C      6    37     3    1    1   .976     6    59.0   6.10
 1956 25 CIN NL  C    137   711    40    7    4   .991   111  1033.2   6.54
 1957 26 CIN NL  C    138   807    57    3    8   .997   114  1055.1   7.37
 1958 27 CIN NL  C    124   655    58    8    5   .989   106   982.1   6.53
 1959 28 CIN NL  C    135   650    40    5    4   .993   122  1085.0   5.72
 1960 29 CIN NL  C    141   679    29    3    2   .996   118  1101.0   5.79
 1961 30 CIN NL  C     69   362    14    9    4   .977    67   531.0   6.37
                 LF    13    19     0    2    0   .905    10    85.1   2.00
         SFN NL  C     29   120     7    2    1   .984    18   185.0   6.18
 1962 31 SFN NL  C     21    99     5    1    0   .990    16   142.2   6.56
 1963 32 SFN NL  C     88   501    28    8    0   .985    84   725.1   6.56
 1964 33 SFN NL  C     50   264    16    4    1   .986    45   357.0   7.06
 1965 34 CHN NL  C     63   298    26    6    1   .982    46   420.1   6.94
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C   1058  5446   346   69   31   .988   909  8167.0   6.38
                 LF    13    19     0    2    0   .905    10    85.1   2.00
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1957 WS    CIN NYA   W    7  27  7 10  0  0  4   8  5  5  .370  .469  .815  0
 1963 WS    SFN CHA   W    7  18  2  7  0  0  1   3  1  5  .389  .421  .556  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1954  MLN   82-72   Jim Pardee
 1955  MLN   76-78   John Storer
 1956  CIN   92-62   Larry Cupp
 1957  CIN   87-67   Larry Cupp
 1958  CIN   81-73   Larry Cupp
 1959  CIN   78-76   Larry Cupp
 1960  CIN   92-62   Larry Cupp
 1961  CIN   81-73   Larry Cupp
 1961  SFN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1962  SFN  107-55   Larry Reeves
 1963  SFN  107-55   Larry Reeves
 1964  SFN   80-82   Darren Dawson
 1965  CHN   87-75   Alan Boodman

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