Ed Bailey
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Lonas Edgar Bailey, Jr. (April 15, 1931 – March 23, 2007) was an American professional baseball player who served on the Knoxville, Tennessee city council, later serving on the Lonas Edgar Bailey, Jr.
From 1953 to 1966, he played as a catcher in Major League Baseball.
Bailey, a six-time All-Star, was one of the top catchers in the National League in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. Bailey was born 6 foot (2 inches) tall, 205 pounds (93 kg).
Jim, Ed's younger brother, served in a brief big-league stint as Ed's teammate on the 1959 Cincinnati Reds.
Later life
Bailey served on the Knoxville, Tennessee city council from 1983 to 1995, and then worked with United States Congressman Jimmy Duncan from 1983 to 1995. Following a bout with throat cancer, he died in Knoxville in 2007.
Major League career
Ed Bailey became an amateur free agent with the Reds in 1950. He made his way to the Majors in 1953 and 1955, giving him a chance as the Redlegs' starting catcher (the Cincinnati team's nickname from 1953 to 1958) replacing Andy Seminick. When his offensive production fell apart, the Redlegs cut Seminick for catcher Smoky Burgess and Bailey and the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. With some batting tips from Redlegs boss and former catcher Birdie Tebbetts, his hitting in the minor leagues and then continued to improve in the Venezuelan Winter League.
Bailey was the backup catcher to Burgess in 1956, but Tebbetts decided to change it up and named Bailey as the Redlegs' starting catcher early in the season. He was the top hitter in the National League by mid-season, with a.335 batting average, leading the Redlegs to first place. In the 1956 All-Star Game, his hitting success earned him a spot as the starting catcher for the National League. The Redlegs remained in the pennant race until the last day of the season, posting a 91–63 record and two games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bailey finished the 1956 season with a career-best batting average (.300), home runs (28), runs batted in (75), and led the league in baserunners caught stealing (23).
The Redlegs were back in first place at mid-season in 1957 but fell to fourth place in fourth place. Bailey made his second appearance for the National League All-Star Team, led national league catchers with a 46.2 Caught Stealing percentage and finished second behind Roy Campanella with a.992 fielding percentage. He remained the Reds' starting catcher for the remainder of the 1950s up to 12 games in the 1961 season, when he was traded to the San Francisco Giants for second baseman Don Blasingame and catcher Bob Schmidt.
Bailey platooned with catcher Tom Haller in 1962 as the two players, both left-handed hitters, combined to give the Giants 35 home runs and 100 runs batted in from the catcher's position. Bailey had a streak of three straight home runs in four games that pushed the Giants to first place in June of this year. The Giants finished the season tied for first place and met in the 1962 National League tie-breaker series, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell in a close pennant battle. To clinch the National League championship, the Giants won the three-game series. Bailey appeared in six games of the 1962 World Series, including a home run in Game 3 as the Giants lost to the New York Yankees in seven games. In 1963, he had another good year, hitting 21 home runs with 68 runs batted in his fifth and final All-Star berth.
Bailey, Felipe Alou and Billy Hoeft were traded with the Milwaukee Braves in December 1963 for Del Crandall, Bob Hendley, and Bob Shaw. Joe Torres back up for two seasons with the Braves before being traded back to the Giants in February 1965. He was traded again, this time to the Chicago Cubs, where he served as a back catcher to Vic Roznovsky in just fourteen games of the 1965 season. During a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 22, 1965, Bailey slammed home runs, a three-run home run, and a run-scoring single to drive home eight runs. After appearing in only five games of the 1966 season, he was traded to the California Angels after the 1965 season.
Career statistics
Bailey batted in 1,212 games in 3,581 at bats for a.256 batting average, 155 home runs, and 540 runs batted in, including 423 runs, a.355 field percentage, and a.986 field percentage in his 14-year career in the major leagues. He was a six-time All-Star and led National League catchers in baserunners who were caught stealing and caught stealing percentages at each attempt. He ranked 11th overall for career home runs by a catcher at the time of his retirement. Jim Bailey, his younger brother, also played in the Major Leagues. The Bailey brothers became one of the few brother-batteries in Major League history when his brother joined the Reds in 1959.
Bailey coached both the Lácteos de Pastora and Industriales de Valencia to Venezuela League championship titles and then competed with them in the Caribbean Series tournament in 1954 and 1956, respectively.