Bill Bailey (pitcher)
Bill Bailey | |
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![]() Bill Bailey in 1911 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Fort Smith, Arkansas | April 12, 1888|
Died: November 2, 1926 Houston, Texas | (aged 38)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 17, 1907, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 26, 1922, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 38–76 |
Earned run average | 3.57 |
Strikeouts | 570 |
Teams | |
William F. Bailey (April 12, 1888 – November 2, 1926) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Terrapins, Chicago Whales, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He had a career record of 38–76 with a 3.57 earned run average. Despite his poor overall record, in the inaugural Federal League season of 1914, Bailey struck out more than one batter per inning (131 strikeouts in 1282⁄3 innings, or 9.2 strikeouts per 9 innings), a virtually unheard-of feat in that era. In the 1910–19 decade no other pitcher with at least 100 innings pitched even approached that level, with Rube Marquard (7.7 strikeouts per 9 innings in 1911) being second. Nonetheless, Bailey had a losing record (7–9) in that season.
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- Baltimore Terrapins players
- Chicago Whales players
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- Providence Grays (minor league) players
- Toledo Iron Men players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- Beaumont Oilers players
- Beaumont Exporters players
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