Sweetbread Bailey
Abraham Lincoln "Sweetbread" Bailey (February 12, 1895 – September 27, 1939) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins from 1919–1921. He also served in the military in 1917 during World War I.
| Sweetbread Bailey | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: February 12, 1895 Joliet, Illinois | |||
| Died: September 27, 1939 (aged 44) Joliet, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 23, 1919, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 11, 1921, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 4–7 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.59 | ||
| Strikeouts | 35 | ||
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He died at the age of 44 in his hometown of Joliet, Illinois of cancer of his pituitary gland, and is interred at Elmhurst Cemetery.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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