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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Lou Bassler Third Base
Retired (1988, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .652 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 422 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 06-03-1953
HR 8 Drafted Round 5, Pick 66
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(121 games)
RBI 203
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed A- Bunt Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (91.6%) Range WS Rings 0
1B (19.3%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B (88.7%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1976 MIL
35
123
14
33
2
1
0
14
11
25 0 1
4
1 5
.627
.326
.301
.033
.268
1977 MIL
59
200
15
46
5
0
0
25
13
29 0 2
5
4 7
.529
.274
.255
.025
.230
1978 MIL
60
170
13
39
1
2
0
14
16
24 2 1
5
3 2
.560
.302
.259
.029
.229
1979 MIL
86
317
50
90
16
5
4
44
43
39 0 1
14
7 7
.772
.368
.404
.120
.284
1980 MIL
100
313
37
82
15
2
2
33
29
53 1 2
8
7 4
.666
.325
.342
.080
.262
1981 MIL
52
118
17
29
3
1
0
13
13
15 1 1
2
0 6
.611
.323
.288
.042
.246
1982 WAS
3
10
4
3
0
2
0
4
2
0 0 0
0
0 1
1.117
.417
.700
.400
.300
1985 DET-TEX
58
181
26
52
8
2
2
33
16
18 0 2
3
2 4
.728
.342
.387
.099
.287
1986 TEX
88
110
14
23
3
1
0
13
14
16 1 0
1
2 2
.559
.304
.255
.045
.209
1987 TEX
80
69
10
18
1
0
0
7
12
8 1 1
0
0 0
.649
.373
.275
.014
.261
1988 TEX
37
31
4
7
0
0
0
3
4
5 0 0
1
0 0
.540
.314
.226
.000
.226
Total
658
1642
204
422
54
16
8
203
173
232 6 11
43
26 38
.652
.328
.324
.067
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Lou Bassler has retired from the Texas Trench Maggots
1985-07-13The Texas Trench Maggots have promoted Lou Bassler to the major league team.
1985-07-13The Texas Trench Maggots have acquired Lou Bassler from the waiver wire.
1985-06-05The Detroit Sharks have waived Lou Bassler.
1985-05-21The Detroit Sharks have promoted Tom Velazquez to the major league team. The Detroit Sharks have designated Lou Bassler for assignment.
1985-04-08The Detroit Sharks have promoted Lou Bassler to the major league team. The Detroit Sharks have designated Ray Seminara for assignment.
1984-09-23The Detroit Sharks have acquired Lou Bassler from the waiver wire.
1984-06-11The Cincinnati River Cats have waived Lou Bassler.
1984-05-05The Cincinnati River Cats have acquired Lou Bassler from the waiver wire.
1984-04-08The Cincinnati River Cats have waived Lou Bassler.
1983-04-01The Cincinnati River Cats have promoted Bill Parson to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Cats have designated Lou Bassler for assignment.
1983-04-01The Cincinnati River Cats have acquired Lou Bassler from the waiver wire.
1982-10-23The Washington Pneumatics have designated Lou Bassler for assignment.
1982-10-04The Washington Pneumatics have promoted Lou Bassler to the major league team. The Washington Pneumatics have sent Bud Dowd to the minors.
1982-04-25The Washington Pneumatics have designated Lou Bassler for assignment.
1982-04-09The Washington Pneumatics have promoted Lou Bassler to the major league team. The Washington Pneumatics have sent Clyde Pulliam to the minors.
1982-03-26The Washington Pneumatics have drafted Lou Bassler #101 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1977-04-08The Milwaukee Maulers have promoted Lou Bassler to the major league team.
1977-04-08The Milwaukee Maulers have demoted Lou Bassler to the minor leagues.
1976-04-04The Milwaukee Maulers have promoted Lou Bassler to the major league team. The Milwaukee Maulers have designated Ed Finlayson for assignment.