Jersey Bakley

Jersey Bakely
Jersey Bakely
	Pitcher
	Born: April 17, 1864; Blackwood, New Jersey
	Died: February 17, 1915 (aged 50); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	May 11, 1883, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last appearance
	August 20, 1891, for the Baltimore Orioles
Career 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 Statemen (1891); Baltimore Orioles (1891);

Edward Enoch Bakely [″Jersey″] (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 he is credited as Jersey Bakeley or Jersey Bakley.

Bakely 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, Bakely gave up Harry Stovey's 100th homer, which was the first time that that milestone had ever been reached.

Bakely stood at just 5'8".

External links

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

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