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Jersey Bakley
Jersey Bakley
	Pitcher
	Born: April 17, 1864; Blackwood, New Jersey
	Died: February 17, 1915 (aged 50); Philadelphia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 11, 1883, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	August 20, 1891, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	76-125
Earned run average	3.66
Strikeouts	669
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1883); Philadelphia Keystones (1884); Wilmington Quicksteps (1884); Kansas City Cowboys (1884); Cleveland Blues (1888); Cleveland Spiders (1889); Cleveland Infants (1890); Washington Statesmen (1891); Baltimore Orioles (1891);

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Edward Enoch "Jersey" Bakley (April 17, 1864 – February 17, 1915) was an American 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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

References

^ "Jersey Bakley Stats". Baseball Almanac.
^ "100 Home Run Club". Baseball-Reference.com. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
^ "Boston Hit Bakely Hard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1890. Retrieved August 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Cleveland, 9; Boston, 7". The World. New York City. July 9, 1890 – via newspapers.com.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Jersey Bakley at Find a Grave

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[1] "Jersey Bakley Stats". Baseball Almanac.

[2] "100 Home Run Club". Baseball-Reference.com. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[3] "Boston Hit Bakely Hard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1890. Retrieved August 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[4] "Cleveland, 9; Boston, 7". The World. New York City. July 9, 1890 – via newspapers.com.

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-'''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 {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m}} and weighed {{convert|170|lb|kg}}.
+'''Edward Enoch "Jersey" Bakley''' (April 17, 1864 – February 17, 1915) was an American [[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 {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m}} and weighed {{convert|170|lb|kg}}.
 Born in the [[Blackwood, New Jersey|Blackwood]] section of [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey]], Bakley made his major league debut at the age of 19 for the [[Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)|Philadelphia Athletics]] of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bakelje01 |title=Jersey Bakley Stats |website=[[Baseball Almanac]]}}</ref> He went 5–3 for the eventual pennant winners.