Roots With The Atlanta Braves
A graduate of Amherst County High School, Amherst, Virginia, and Lynchburg College, Bailey signed his first pro contract with the Atlanta Braves in 1979. A catcher, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 193 pounds (87.5 kg). Bailey never reached Major League Baseball as a player, hitting .210 with six home runs over four minor league seasons, mostly at the Class A level. He managed in the Atlanta organization from 1983 through 1990, winning the Southern League pennant as pilot of the Greenville Braves in 1988.
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