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SPORTSMEM817 · 01-10-2018, 07:19 PM

"After struggling in the minors for a season, Bailey was called up in September of his second year out of high school. He was labeled a bust by the media, but Bailey hit .281 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in his second season with the Pirates.

Bailey was traded to the Dodgers for Maury Wills in 1966. He also played for the Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. Bailey posted a .257 batting average with 189 home runs and 773 Runs batted in in 1,931 games played over his 17-year career. He was with the Red Sox for the famous Carlton Fisk and Bucky Dent games, and coached in the minor leagues with the Expos organization after retiring in 1978".

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01-10-2018, 07:19 PM	#763
SPORTSMEM817 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 563	Bob Bailey former MLB infielder dies at 75 "After struggling in the minors for a season, Bailey was called up in September of his second year out of high school. He was labeled a bust by the media, but Bailey hit .281 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in his second season with the Pirates. Bailey was traded to the Dodgers for Maury Wills in 1966. He also played for the Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. Bailey posted a .257 batting average with 189 home runs and 773 Runs batted in in 1,931 games played over his 17-year career. He was with the Red Sox for the famous Carlton Fisk and Bucky Dent games, and coached in the minor leagues with the Expos organization after retiring in 1978". https://www.presstelegram.com/2018/0...rs-dies-at-75/ Attached Images Last edited by SPORTSMEM817; 01-10-2018 at 07:21 PM.