Mark Bailey (baseball)

John Mark Bailey (born November 4, 1961) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants between 1984 and 1992.

Mark Bailey
Catcher
Born: (1961-11-04) November 4, 1961
Springfield, Missouri
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1984, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
August 22, 1992, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.220
Home runs24
Runs batted in101
Teams

Amateur career

A native of Springfield, Missouri, Bailey graduated from Glendale High School in 1979. He played college basketball and college baseball at Southwest Missouri State University, and was twice named a NCAA Division II All-American infielder. In 1981, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] In 1982, he helped lead SMS to the NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament. Bailey was selected by the Astros in the 6th round of the 1982 MLB Draft, and opted to forgo his senior year at SMS to sign professionally.[2]

Professional career

Bailey made his major league debut with Houston in 1984, and was the team's primary catcher in 1984 and 1985. His most productive year at the plate came in 1985, when he hit .265 in 114 games with 10 home runs.

The Astros traded Bailey to the Montreal Expos midway through the 1988 season. He spent the remainder of 1988 in the Expos' minor league system, and spent 1989 in the New York Mets' Triple-A Tidewater Tides. After the 1989 season, Bailey signed with the Giants as a free agent, and appeared in a handful of games at the major league level with San Francisco in 1990 and 1992.

In 340 games over 7 major league seasons, Bailey posted a .220 batting average (209-for-949) with 101 runs, 24 home runs and 101 RBI.

Coaching career

Bailey has coached in various capacities within the Astros system since 1998.[3]

Honors

In 2016, Bailey was inducted into the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame,[4] and in 2017, he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

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References
  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. Kary Booher (May 19, 2017). "Inductee spotlight: Mark Bailey — Glendale, Missouri State, Houston Astros standout". mosportshalloffame.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. Houston Astros website MLB.com.
  4. "Springfield Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Class". ozarkssportszone.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.


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