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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Bill Bailey First Base
Retired (1983, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .746 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 941 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 01-24-1948
HR 90 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1970)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(85 games)
RBI 496
SB 34
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * C- (31.7%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B (0.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1976 Away 47 117 0 40 5 2 7 24 7 11 0 0 0 .974 .376 .598 .256 .342
1976 Home 51 125 0 30 5 0 4 15 15 16 0 0 0 .702 .326 .376 .136 .240
1977 Away 56 108 0 26 4 1 1 11 11 17 0 0 0 .635 .311 .324 .083 .241
1977 Home 47 77 0 16 5 0 1 8 18 11 0 0 0 .670 .358 .312 .104 .208
1978 Away 62 236 0 71 16 0 2 27 24 43 0 0 0 .755 .361 .394 .093 .301
1978 Home 65 223 0 64 9 1 6 33 31 32 0 0 0 .787 .370 .417 .130 .287
1979 Away 69 261 0 71 11 0 7 37 22 41 0 0 0 .721 .326 .395 .123 .272
1979 Home 71 248 0 70 11 0 3 32 25 31 0 0 0 .711 .348 .363 .081 .282
1980 Away 69 265 0 84 15 0 4 38 37 34 0 0 0 .816 .397 .419 .102 .317
1980 Home 70 258 0 79 14 3 10 41 33 38 0 0 0 .884 .384 .500 .194 .306
1981 Away 70 258 0 60 8 1 8 37 31 50 0 0 0 .678 .314 .364 .132 .233
1981 Home 69 253 0 65 16 0 9 36 21 47 0 0 0 .743 .316 .427 .170 .257
1982 Away 68 194 0 56 8 1 5 28 20 34 0 0 0 .774 .356 .418 .129 .289
1982 Home 67 168 0 57 5 0 7 39 21 19 0 0 0 .894 .400 .494 .155 .339
Total Away 441 1439 0 408 67 5 34 202 152 230 0 0 0 .758 .350 .408 .124 .284
Total Home 440 1352 0 381 65 4 40 204 164 194 0 0 0 .783 .358 .425 .143 .282
Total 1119 3450 435 941 154 12 90 496 380 533 34 30 55 .746 .343 .403 .130 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Bill Bailey has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1983-04-14The New York Legends have waived Bill Bailey.
1983-03-25The New York Legends have promoted Gail LaPointe to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Howard Davis to the major league team. The New York Legends have designated Laurin Kuiper for assignment. The New York Legends have designated Bill Bailey for assignment.
1978-09-16Bill Bailey of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1975-08-26The New York Legends have promoted Bill Bailey to the major league team. The New York Legends have designated Vic Arft for assignment.
1975-08-16The New York Legends have sent Bill Bailey down to the minors.
1975-04-01The New York Legends have promoted Bill Bailey to the major league team. The New York Legends have designated Billy Graham for assignment.
1974-04-11The New York Legends have promoted Steve Strom to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Cherokee Sanchez to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Dave Barry to the major league team. The New York Legends have sent Bill Bailey to the minors. The New York Legends have sent Toby Hudson to the minors. The New York Legends have designated Henry Daily for assignment.
1973-04-01The New York Legends have promoted Jay Kelly to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Bill Bailey to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Armando Staehle to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Harry Toth to the major league team. The New York Legends have designated Boyd Tillotson for assignment. The New York Legends have designated Victor Boyer for assignment. The New York Legends have sent Rich Reilly to the minors.
1972-07-03The New York Legends have sent Bill Bailey down to the minors.
1972-04-12Bill Bailey of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1972-04-01The New York Legends have promoted Bill Bailey to the major league team. The New York Legends have promoted Jerry Weaver to the major league team. The New York Legends have designated Edgar Hedgpeth for assignment.