- Gene Bailey
Infobox MLB retired
name=Gene Bailey
position=Outfielder
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=November 25 ,1893
deathdate=death date and age|1973|11|14|1893|11|25
debutdate=September 10
debutyear= 1917
debutteam= Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=June 3
finalyear=1924
finalteam=Brooklyn Robins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.246
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=2
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=52
teams=
* Philadelphia Athletics (1917)
* Boston Braves (1919-1920)
*Boston Red Sox (1920)
* Brooklyn Robins (1923-1924)
highlights=Arthur Eugene (Gene) Bailey (
November 25 ,1893 -November 14 ,1973 ) was a backupoutfielder inMajor League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1917), Boston Braves (1919-1920),Boston Red Sox (1920) and Brooklyn Robins (1923-1924). Bailey batted and threw right-handed. He was born inPearsall, Texas .In a five-season career, Bailey was a .246 hitter with two
home run s and 52 RBI in 213games played . His best season was by|1923 when he hit .265 with 71 runs, 42 RBI, 109 hits, 11 doubles, seven triples and tallied ninestolen base s in 127 games – all career-highs.Bailey died in
Houston, Texas , at the age of 79.External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bailege01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbailg101.htm Retrosheet]
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