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Gene Bailey
Outfielder
Born: (1893-11-25)November 25, 1893
Pearsall, Texas, U.S.
Died: November 14, 1973(1973-11-14) (aged 79)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1917, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 3, 1924, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs2
Runs batted in52
Teams

Arthur Eugene Bailey (November 25, 1893 – November 14, 1973) was an American backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1917), Boston Braves (1919–1920), Boston Red Sox (1920) and Brooklyn Robins (1923–1924). Bailey batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Pearsall, Texas.

In a five-season career, Bailey was a .246 hitter with two home runs and 52 RBI in 213 games played. His best season was 1923 when he hit .265 with 71 runs, 42 RBI, 109 hits, 11 doubles, seven triples and tallied nine stolen bases in 127 games – all career-highs.

Bailey died in Houston, Texas, at the age of 79.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1929)
1929 Rice 9-16 7-14
Rice: 9–16 (.360) 7–14 (.333)
Total: 9–16 (.360)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion