Bob Bailey

Played For
Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1966)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1967-1968)
Montreal Expos (1969-1975)
Cincinnati Reds (1976-1977)
Boston Red Sox (1977-1978)

Best Season: 1970
Bailey set career highs with 28 homers and a .597 slugging percentage. He missed a few weeks with injuries, but still had a fine season. During one stretch, from June 22 (second game of DH) through July 12, he collected at least one extra-base hit in 11 straight games. During that hot streak he belted seven home runs.

Most Consecutive Games with an Extra-Base Hit
14 - Paul Waner, PIT NL, 6/3/1927-6/19/1927
14 - Chipper Jones, ATL NL, 6/26/2006-7/16/2006
12 - Tip O'Neill, STL AA, 8/24/1887-9/5/1887
12 - Rogers Hornsby, BOS NL, 5/27/1928(G1)-6/9/1928(G1)
11 - Rogers Hornsby, STL NL, 8/20/1924(G1)-8/27/1924
11 - Hank Greenberg, DET AL, 9/4/1940-9/14/1940
11 - Bob Bailey, MON NL, 6/22/1970(G2)-7/12/1970
11 - Jesse Barfield, TOR AL, 8/17/1985-8/27/1985
11 - Bobby Abreu, PHI NL, 5/7/2005-5/18/2005
11 - Alex Rodriguez, NY AL, 9/29/2006-4/11/2007

Born
Robert Sherwood Bailey was born on October 13, 1942, in Long Beach, CA.

Batted:  Right
Threw:  Right

Primary Position:  3B

Primary Team:  MON

Major League Debut
September 14, 1962

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1962
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Gaylord Perry
Bob Veale
Dick Radatz
Tommy Harper

Nicknames
Beatle

Hall of Fame Voting Year Election Votes Pct 1984 BBWAA 1 .2%

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