Jim Bailey (baseball player)

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For the football player of the same name see Jim Bailey (football player).

James Hopkins "Jim" Bailey (b. December 16, 1934, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Redlegs during the 1959 season. Bailey batted and threw left handed. He is the younger brother of the late catcher Ed Bailey.

In three games pitched, Bailey posted a 0-1 record with seven strikeouts and a 6.17 ERA in 11⅔ innings, including one start.^[1]

In Cincinnati, the Bailey brothers became one of the brother-batteries in major league history.

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