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 to 1921. He also served in the military in 1917 during World War I.
Sweetbread Bailey | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Joliet, Illinois | February 12, 1895|
Died: September 27, 1939 Joliet, Illinois | (aged 44)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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 |
Teams | |
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.
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