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Bill Bailey
William F. Bailey
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 12, 1888 in Fort Smith, AR (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1907
Final Game: June 26, 1922
Died: November 2, 1926 in Houston, TX
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1907 19 SLB AL 4 1 .800 2.42 6 5 1 3 0 0 48.1 39 16 13 0 15 17 4 0 0 197 104 1.117 7.3 0.0 2.8 3.2 1.13
1908 20 SLB AL 3 5 .375 3.04 22 12 8 7 0 0 106.2 85 53 36 2 50 42 3 0 5 439 79 1.266 7.2 0.2 4.2 3.5 0.84
1909 21 SLB AL 9 10 .474 2.44 32 20 12 17 1 0 199.0 174 71 54 2 75 114 6 0 9 784 99 1.251 7.9 0.1 3.4 5.2 1.52
1910 22 SLB AL 3 18 .143 3.32 34 20 9 13 0 0 192.1 186 133 71 2 97 90 10 0 8 816 74 1.471 8.7 0.1 4.5 4.2 0.93
1911 23 SLB AL 0 3 .000 4.55 7 2 3 2 0 0 31.2 42 26 16 1 16 8 2 0 0 142 74 1.832 11.9 0.3 4.5 2.3 0.50
1912 24 SLB AL 0 1 .000 9.28 3 2 1 0 0 0 10.2 15 12 11 0 10 2 0 0 3 54 36 2.344 12.7 0.0 8.4 1.7 0.20
1914 26 BAL FL 7 9 .438 3.08 19 18 0 10 1 0 128.2 106 58 44 2 68 131 7 1 9 536 109 1.352 7.4 0.1 4.8 9.2 1.93
1915 27 TOT FL 9 20 .310 4.27 41 28 12 14 5 0 223.2 202 127 106 9 125 122 9 0 3 0 73 1.462 8.1 0.4 5.0 4.9 0.98
1915 27 BAL FL 6 19 .240 4.63 36 23 12 11 2 0 190.1 179 118 98 8 115 98 9 0 3 0 69 1.545 8.5 0.4 5.4 4.6 0.85
1915 27 CHI FL 3 1 .750 2.16 5 5 0 3 3 0 33.1 23 9 8 1 10 24 0 0 0 0 129 0.990 6.2 0.3 2.7 6.5 2.40
1918 30 DET AL 1 2 .333 5.97 8 4 2 1 0 0 37.2 53 34 25 0 26 13 1 0 0 178 44 2.097 12.7 0.0 6.2 3.1 0.50
1921 33 STL NL 2 5 .286 4.26 19 6 3 3 1 0 74.0 95 41 35 1 22 20 2 1 4 330 85 1.581 11.6 0.1 2.7 2.4 0.91
1922 34 STL NL 0 2 .000 5.40 12 0 5 0 0 0 31.2 38 22 19 1 23 11 0 0 2 149 71 1.926 10.8 0.3 6.5 3.1 0.48
11 Seasons 38 76 .333 3.57 203 117 56 70 8 0 1084.1 1035 593 430 20 527 570 44 2 43 3625 80 1.441 8.6 0.2 4.4 4.7 1.08
162 Game Avg. 8 16 .333 3.57 43 25 12 15 2 0 230 220 126 91 4 112 121 9 0 9 770 80 1.441 8.6 0.2 4.4 4.7 1.08
SLB (6 yrs) 19 38 .333 3.07 104 61 34 42 1 0 588.2 541 311 201 7 263 273 25 0 25 2432 82 1.366 8.3 0.1 4.0 4.2 1.04
STL (2 yrs) 2 7 .222 4.60 31 6 8 3 1 0 105.2 133 63 54 2 45 31 2 1 6 479 80 1.685 11.3 0.2 3.8 2.6 0.69
BAL (2 yrs) 13 28 .317 4.01 55 41 12 21 3 0 319.0 285 176 142 10 183 229 16 1 12 536 81 1.467 8.0 0.3 5.2 6.5 1.25
CHI (1 yr) 3 1 .750 2.16 5 5 0 3 3 0 33.1 23 9 8 1 10 24 0 0 0 0 129 0.990 6.2 0.3 2.7 6.5 2.40
DET (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.97 8 4 2 1 0 0 37.2 53 34 25 0 26 13 1 0 0 178 44 2.097 12.7 0.0 6.2 3.1 0.50
AL (7 yrs) 20 40 .333 3.25 112 65 36 43 1 0 626.1 594 345 226 7 289 286 26 0 25 2610 77 1.410 8.5 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.99
FL (2 yrs) 16 29 .356 3.83 60 46 12 24 6 0 352.1 308 185 150 11 193 253 16 1 12 536 84 1.422 7.9 0.3 4.9 6.5 1.31
NL (2 yrs) 2 7 .222 4.60 31 6 8 3 1 0 105.2 133 63 54 2 45 31 2 1 6 479 80 1.685 11.3 0.2 3.8 2.6 0.69

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1907 19 SLB AL 6 21 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300 -4 3 0 1 /1
1908 20 SLB AL 22 38 34 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 .088 .139 .088 .227 -26 3 0 2 1
1909 21 SLB AL 38 82 77 1 22 1 1 0 7 1 3 .286 .313 .325 .637 107 25 0 2 1/O
1910 22 SLB AL 34 68 63 6 13 0 0 0 2 1 4 .206 .254 .206 .460 48 13 0 1 1
1911 23 SLB AL 7 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1912 24 SLB AL 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 241 1 0 0 /1
1914 26 BAL FL 19 49 43 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 .163 .250 .186 .436 23 8 0 1 1
1915 27 TOT FL 41 85 74 5 17 1 0 0 1 1 4 18 .230 .269 .243 .512 50 18 0 7 1
1915 27 BAL FL 36 75 65 5 15 1 0 0 1 0 3 16 .231 .265 .246 .511 49 16 0 7 1
1915 27 CHI FL 5 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 58 2 0 0 /1
1918 30 DET AL 8 13 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .154 .231 -29 2 0 0 /1
1921 33 STL NL 19 23 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .091 .130 .091 .221 -40 2 0 0 1
1922 34 STL NL 12 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 51 2 0 0 1
11 Seasons 209 400 366 23 71 4 1 0 15 3 0 20 38 .194 .236 .210 .446 36 77 0 14
162 Game Avg. 162 310 284 18 55 3 1 0 12 2 16 .194 .236 .210 .446 36 60 0 11
SLB (6 yrs) 110 223 207 14 42 1 1 0 13 2 10 .203 .240 .217 .457 47 45 0 6
STL (2 yrs) 31 30 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .138 .167 .138 .305 -18 4 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 55 124 108 9 22 2 0 0 2 0 8 26 .204 .259 .222 .481 38 24 0 8
CHI (1 yr) 5 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 58 2 0 0
DET (1 yr) 8 13 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .154 .231 -29 2 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 118 236 220 14 43 2 1 0 13 2 10 4 .195 .230 .214 .444 42 47 0 6
FL (2 yrs) 60 134 117 9 24 2 0 0 2 1 9 28 .205 .262 .222 .484 40 26 0 8
NL (2 yrs) 31 30 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .138 .167 .138 .305 -18 4 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1907 SLB AL 19 P 6 14 2 11 1 0 .929 2.17 .950 2.43
1908 SLB AL 20 P 22 29 0 26 3 0 .897 1.18 .948 2.28
1909 SLB AL 21 P 32 58 4 52 2 1 .966 1.75 .941 2.25
1909 SLB AL 21 OF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 1.80 0-0-3
1910 SLB AL 22 P 34 70 7 57 6 0 .914 1.88 .944 2.35
1911 SLB AL 23 P 7 14 2 11 1 1 .929 1.86 .936 1.89
1912 SLB AL 24 P 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 1.93
1914 BAL FL 26 P 19 52 5 45 2 0 .962 2.63 .946 1.95
1915 TOT FL 27 P 41 77 9 61 7 2 .909 1.71 .957 1.97
1915 BAL FL 27 P 36 65 9 49 7 1 .892 1.61 .958 1.97
1915 CHI FL 27 P 5 12 0 12 0 1 1.000 2.40 .950 1.96
1918 DET AL 30 P 8 15 1 14 0 0 1.000 1.88 .947 1.85
1921 STL NL 33 P 19 31 2 26 3 1 .903 1.47 .955 1.52
1922 STL NL 34 P 12 14 2 11 1 0 .929 1.08 .957 1.29
11 Seasons P 203 375 34 315 26 5 .931 1.72 .948 2.03
1 Season OF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 1.80 0-0-3
11 Seasons TOT 206 376 35 315 26 5 .931 1.70 .879 2.03 0-0-3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1909 AL--5.156--5th
1915 FL--4.909--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 FL--122--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1915 FL--5--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1915 FL--9--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1909 AL--75--9th
1910 AL--97--4th
1915 FL--125--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--.166--114th

Losses s c a p y
1910 AL--18--3rd
1915 FL--20--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1910 AL--71--7th
1915 FL--106--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1909 AL--9--8th
1910 AL--8--7th
1914 FL--9--3rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1910 AL--10--9th
1915 FL--9--5th

Games Finished s c a p y
1909 AL--12--3rd
1910 AL--9--9th
1915 FL--12--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1907 AL--born 1888-04-12--1st
1908 AL--born 1888-04-12--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1584), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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