Gene Bailey Explained

Gene Bailey
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:25 November 1893
Birth Place:Pearsall, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 10
Debutyear:1917
Debutteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 3
Finalyear:1924
Finalteam:Brooklyn Robins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.246
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:52
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Arthur Eugene Bailey (November 25, 1893 – November 14, 1973) was an American backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1917), Boston Braves (1919–1920), Boston Red Sox (1920) and Brooklyn Robins (1923–1924). Bailey batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Pearsall, Texas.

In a five-season career, Bailey was a .246 hitter with two home runs and 52 RBI in 213 games played. His best season was when he hit .265 with 71 runs, 42 RBI, 109 hits, 11 doubles, seven triples and tallied nine stolen bases in 127 games – all career-highs.

Bailey died in Houston, Texas, at the age of 79.

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