Ed Bailey, an All-Star catcher with the Cincinnati Reds in the 1950s, died of cancer on Friday. He was 75. Al Neil, Bailey’s brother-in-law, told The Knoxville News Sentinel that Bailey died at Parkwest Medical Center after being diagnosed with throat cancer about six months ago. The five-time All-Star catcher from Strawberry Plains started his professional career with the Reds in 1953.
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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