Cory Bailey

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Cory Bailey

|image=

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|1|24}}

|birth_place=Marion, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 1

|debutyear=1993

|debutteam=Boston Red Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 3

|finalyear=2002

|finalteam=Kansas City Royals

|debut2league = NPB

|debut2date=April 11

|debut2year=2003

|debut2team=Yomiuri Giants

|final2league = NPB

|final2date=October 7

|final2year=2003

|final2team=Yomiuri Giants

|debut3league = CPBL

|debut3date=March 4

|debut3year=2004

|debut3team=La New Bears

|final3league = CPBL

|final3date=October 4

|final3year=2008

|final3team=dmedia T-REX

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=9–10

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.96

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=150

|stat2league = NPB

|stat21label=Win–loss record

|stat21value=1–0

|stat22label=Earned run average

|stat22value=4.79

|stat23label=Strikeouts

|stat23value=32

|stat3league = CPBL

|stat31label=Win–loss record

|stat31value=23–27

|stat32label=Earned run average

|stat32value=3.18

|stat33label=Strikeouts

|stat33value=238

|teams=

Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1994}})
St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}})
San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}})
Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2003}})
La New Bears ({{By|2004}}–{{By|2005}})
dmedia T-REX ({{By|2008}})

}}

Phillip Cory Bailey (born January 24, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between {{mlby|1993}} and {{mlby|2002}}. He batted and threw right-handed.

Biography

A Crab Orchard High School and Marion High School graduate, Bailey was an outstanding pitcher for Southeastern Illinois College from {{By|1989}}-{{By|1991}} and was named to the All-Region team. Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the {{By|1991}} draft, he pitched for four Major League clubs in part of eight seasons, filling relief roles coming out from the bullpen as a middle reliever and as a set-up man as well. In a spring training game on April 2, 1993, Frank Viola and Bailey combined on a no-hitter as the Red Sox defeated the Phillies 10–0 at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.{{cite news | title=Viola, Bailey combine on no-hitter | date=1993-04-03 | publisher=Chicago Tribune| pages =3 SPORTS }}

Bailey reached the majors in 1993 with the Boston Red Sox, spending two years with them before moving to the St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1995}}-{{mlby|1996}}), San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1997}}-{{mlby|1998}}) and Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2001}}-{{mlby|2002}}). His most productive season came in 1996 with St. Louis, when he posted career-highs with five wins and a 3.00 ERA. He had another decent season in 2001 for Kansas City, striking out 61 batters in {{frac|67|1|3}} innings, also career-numbers. In 172 games, Bailey compiled a 9–10 record with one save a 3.96 ERA.

On April 10, 2002, Bailey notched his one and only MLB save against the Red Sox. He pitched 1 1/3 innings, striking out 3 and preserving the 6-2 Royals victory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200204100.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score, April 10, 2002|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=6 December 2021}} On May 26, 2002, Bailey won both ends of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers, becoming the first pitcher since David Wells in 1989 to accomplish the feat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/2002-schedule-scores.shtml|title=2002 Kansas City Royals Schedule|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=6 December 2021}}

After that, he played with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League ({{By|2003}}-{{By|2004}}), La New Bears of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League ({{By|2005}}), Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League ({{By|2006}}), Iowa Cubs which is a Triple-A team of the Chicago Cubs ({{By|2007}})

Personal

The city of Marion, where Bailey was born, named a street after him, and the Crab Orchard High School is located on Cory Bailey Street.

Bailey is currently working at Future Swings in Marion, IL.

References

External links

{{Baseballstats|mlb=|espn=|br=b/baileco01|fangraphs=588|brm=bailey001phi}}

[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbailc001.htm Retrosheet]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060906024956/http://www.sic.edu/athletics.php?Page=athletics&Sub1=HOF&Sub2=CBailey Southeastern Illinois College]
[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/cory-bailey/ Cory Bailey] at SABR Bio Project

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Category:La New Bears players