Bob Bailey
1962–1978 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,931G
.257AVG
.347OBP
.403SLG
More career statistics
1,564H
189HR
773RBI
85SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,931 | 7,043 | 6,082 | 772 | 1,564 | 234 | 43 | 189 | 773 | 852 | 1,126 | 85 | 83 | 17 | 52 | 2,451 | .257 | .347 | .403 | .750 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1973-09-06 to 1973-09-23
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1973-07-03 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1973-06-27 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1975-08-30 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 962 | 3463 | 767 | 83 | 381 | 434 | 543 | .258 | .347 | .399 |
| Away | 969 | 3580 | 797 | 106 | 392 | 418 | 583 | .257 | .339 | .407 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 180 | 658 | 128 | 14 | 61 | 85 | 107 | .226 | .324 | .353 |
| May | 326 | 1155 | 245 | 28 | 127 | 147 | 175 | .248 | .339 | .377 |
| June | 322 | 1146 | 272 | 37 | 126 | 131 | 202 | .273 | .352 | .437 |
| July | 367 | 1351 | 316 | 47 | 188 | 156 | 210 | .270 | .349 | .447 |
| August | 387 | 1466 | 338 | 39 | 149 | 180 | 230 | .267 | .353 | .418 |
| September | 325 | 1199 | 248 | 23 | 117 | 150 | 191 | .241 | .332 | .355 |
| October | 24 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .262 | .294 | .385 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 210 | 787 | 175 | 20 | 90 | 100 | 127 | .259 | .349 | .396 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 200 | 745 | 173 | 21 | 91 | 91 | 115 | .269 | .354 | .415 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 199 | 753 | 176 | 20 | 82 | 91 | 107 | .271 | .355 | .413 |
| chicago-cubs | 195 | 746 | 179 | 30 | 97 | 71 | 121 | .270 | .335 | .482 |
| san-francisco-giants | 184 | 622 | 115 | 13 | 57 | 73 | 116 | .214 | .302 | .330 |
| houston-astros | 170 | 634 | 142 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 97 | .254 | .330 | .368 |
| cincinnati-reds | 165 | 608 | 130 | 12 | 54 | 67 | 95 | .245 | .324 | .367 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 154 | 570 | 130 | 17 | 61 | 77 | 99 | .265 | .363 | .406 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14 | 42 | 7 | – | 6 | 1 | .167 | – | – | |
| 1963 | 154 | 570 | 130 | 12 | 45 | 10 | .228 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 143 | 530 | 149 | 11 | 51 | 10 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1965 | 159 | 626 | 160 | 11 | 49 | 10 | .256 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 126 | 380 | 106 | 13 | 46 | 5 | .279 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 116 | 322 | 73 | 4 | 28 | 5 | .227 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 105 | 322 | 73 | 8 | 39 | 1 | .227 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 111 | 358 | 95 | 9 | 53 | 3 | .265 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 131 | 352 | 101 | 28 | 84 | 5 | .287 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 157 | 545 | 137 | 14 | 83 | 13 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 143 | 489 | 114 | 16 | 57 | 6 | .233 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 151 | 513 | 140 | 26 | 86 | 5 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 152 | 507 | 142 | 20 | 73 | 4 | .280 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 106 | 227 | 62 | 5 | 30 | 4 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 69 | 124 | 37 | 6 | 23 | – | .298 | – | – | |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 51 | 81 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1978 | 43 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .191 | – | – |