Win–loss record 76-125 Role Baseball athlete Name Jersey Bakley | Strikeouts 669 Earned run average 3.66 | |
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Died February 17, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Edward Enoch "Jersey" Bakley (April 17, 1864 – February 17, 1915) was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the late 19th century. He pitched for nine different teams in six years of play from 1883 to 1891. Sometimes his last name is spelled "Bakely" or "Bakeley". He stood at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Born in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, New Jersey, Bakley made his major league debut at the age of 19 for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association. He went 5–3 for the eventual pennant winners.
He spent the next several years in the minors before returning to the majors in 1888, and was arguably one of the better pitchers in the country in 1888 and 1889. His 532 innings pitched in 1888 ranked second in the AA, and he went 25–33 with a 2.97 earned run average. The next season, his 2.96 ERA was the second-best in the National League.
On September 3, 1890, Bakley gave up Harry Stovey's 100th homer, which was the first time that milestone had ever been reached.
Bakley served as a first base umpire twice, both times while playing for Cleveland teams; first in August 1888 during a game in Kansas City, and again in July 1890 during a game in Boston where umpire Harry Leach had been knocked unconscious in the prior day's game.