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Name Team Age
Lou Bassler Retired (1988, Age 35) Died (2016, Age 63)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 66
(1972)		 3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League 0 9 years (121 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- C- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 6/3/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B)
A  (91.6 %) A  (88.7 %) D  (19.3 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1976 MIL 35 123 14 33 2 1 0 14 11 25 4 1 5 .627 .326 .301 .268
1977 MIL 59 200 15 46 5 0 0 25 13 29 5 4 7 .529 .274 .255 .230
1978 MIL 60 170 13 39 1 2 0 14 16 24 5 3 2 .560 .302 .259 .229
1979 MIL 86 317 50 90 16 5 4 44 43 39 14 7 7 .772 .368 .404 .284
1980 MIL 100 313 37 82 15 2 2 33 29 53 8 7 4 .666 .325 .342 .262
1981 MIL 52 118 17 29 3 1 0 13 13 15 2 0 6 .611 .323 .288 .246
1982 WAS 3 10 4 3 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 1.117 .417 .700 .300
1985 DET-TEX 58 181 26 52 8 2 2 33 16 18 3 2 4 .728 .342 .387 .287
1986 TEX 88 110 14 23 3 1 0 13 14 16 1 2 2 .559 .304 .255 .209
1987 TEX 80 69 10 18 1 0 0 7 12 8 0 0 0 .649 .373 .275 .261
1988 TEX 37 31 4 7 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 0 .540 .314 .226 .226
Total 658 1642 204 422 54 16 8 203 173 232 43 26 38 .652 .328 .324 .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.