Bailey Joseph Santistevan Sr. (4 September 1901 in Las Animas, Colorado – 15 June 1954 in

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) was an American baseball coach. His parents were John (Juan) F. Santistevan and Teresina Hartt of

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. He played

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baseball. While playing in

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he was asked to coach sports for Bingham High School and ended with a 101-82-19 football record. He created the Eskimo Pie league before

Little League Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationJohn Schulian in his book, ''Twilight of the Long-ball Gods''. Bailey was featured in the July 5, 1999 Sports Illustrated article ''Bailey's Boys''. He was inducted into the American Legion Fall of Fame where he is considered one of the most successful coaches in American Legion Baseball. He played baseball at and graduated from Colorado State in the early 1920s.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Santistevan, Bailey J. Sr. 1901 births 1954 deaths Baseball coaches Colorado State Rams baseball players People from Las Animas, Colorado