Les Bass
Leslie Henry Bass
Born: July 23, 1938
Columbia, SC US
Deceased: October 13, 2021
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 172
Career: 1957-1963
Les Bass compiled a career record of 68 wins and 36 losses and a 3.50 ERA in his 195-game pitching career with the Waycross Braves, Midland Braves, Boise Braves, Austin Senators and Louisville Colonels. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Waycross Braves | 5 | 14 | .263 | 4.50 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 146.0 | 162 | 90 | 73 | 8 | 81 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | Midland Braves | 16 | 2 | .889 | 3.47 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 127.0 | 104 | 62 | 49 | 7 | 52 | 130 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 21 | 3 | .875 | 2.94 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 214.0 | 192 | 85 | 70 | 17 | 67 | 214 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.25 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 122.0 | 106 | 48 | 44 | 13 | 54 | 8 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.83 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 197.0 | 180 | 72 | 62 | 13 | 54 | 6 | 122 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.04 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 89.0 | 85 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.88 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 68 | 36 | .654 | 3.50 | 195 | 105 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 923.0 | 871 | 426 | 359 | 67 | 350 | 17 | 697 | 33 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Waycross Braves | 36 | 60 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .216 | .310 | .314 | .624 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | Midland Braves | 30 | 65 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .207 | .254 | .241 | .495 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1959 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 39 | 104 | 91 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .264 | .295 | .341 | .635 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 41 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .053 | .077 | .053 | .130 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 34 | 77 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .181 | .224 | .222 | .446 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 16 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .194 | .212 | .226 | .438 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 211 | 397 | 356 | 29 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 102 | .205 | .248 | .256 | .504 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Waycross Braves | P | 32 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .960 | .750 |
| 1958 | C | PION | Boise Braves | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | Midland Braves | P | 25 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .909 | 1.200 |
| 1959 | C | PION | Boise Braves | P | 34 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | .949 | 1.088 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 41 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .585 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 33 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .915 | 1.303 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 15 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| Totals | 191 | 46 | 133 | 12 | 7 | .937 | .937 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Waycross Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | D | Sophomore League | Midland Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | C | Pioneer League | Boise Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | C | Pioneer League | Boise Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1963 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 |
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