| Ed Bailey | |
|---|---|
 Bailey in 1956 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 15, 1931 Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: March 23, 2007 (aged 75) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 26, 1953, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 26, 1966, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .256 |
| Home runs | 155 |
| Runs batted in | 540 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Lonas Edgar Bailey, Jr. (April 15, 1931 – March 23, 2007) was an American professional baseball player and later served on the Knoxville, Tennessee city council.[1][2] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1953 through 1966.[1] A six-time All-Star, Bailey was one of the top catchers in the National League in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[3]
Born in Strawberry Plains in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Bailey batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg). A younger brother, Jim, was a left-handed pitcher who had a brief big-league trial as Ed's teammate on the 1959 Cincinnati Reds.
- ^ a b "Ed Bailey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball great Ed Bailey honored with adult baseball league". wvlt.tv. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Pile, Bob (August 1956). "Bailey- Next Catching Great?". Baseball Digest. Retrieved October 30, 2011.