Bill Bailey (pitcher)

Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey
	Bill Bailey in 1911
	Pitcher
	Born: April 12, 1888; Fort Smith, Arkansas
	Died: November 2, 1926 (aged 38); Houston, Texas
	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
	St. Louis Browns (1907–1912); Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915); Chicago Whales (1915); Detroit Tigers (1918); St. Louis Cardinals (1921–1922);

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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