Dick Bass
Richard William Bass
Born: July 7, 1906
Rogersville, TN US
Deceased: February 8, 1989
Graceville, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Career: 1930-1947
Major League Statistics
Dick Bass compiled a career record of 142 wins and 150 losses and a 4.39 ERA in his 496-game pitching career with the Shawnee Robins, Independence Producers, Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies, Asheville Tourists, Louisville Colonels, Chattanooga Lookouts, Montreal Royals, Gainesville G-Men and Kingsport Cherokees. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1947 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | SOUA | Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies | 3 | 12 | .200 | 5.56 | 45 | 15 | 149.0 | 196 | 98 | 92 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0.00 | 17 | 70.0 | 96 | 51 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.72 | 15 | 104.0 | 127 | 62 | 43 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 12 | .455 | 5.83 | 46 | 196.0 | 261 | 139 | 127 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 17 | 8 | .680 | 4.28 | 46 | 206.0 | 234 | 114 | 98 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 8 | 18 | .308 | 5.67 | 46 | 27 | 211.0 | 265 | 142 | 133 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 3 | 11 | .214 | 6.00 | 40 | 12 | 135.0 | 180 | 103 | 90 | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 9 | 16 | .360 | 5.49 | 44 | 26 | 200.0 | 248 | 137 | 122 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.91 | 36 | 205.0 | 248 | 105 | 89 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.21 | 40 | 30 | 261.0 | 291 | 115 | 93 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 5 | 21.0 | 28 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.38 | 20 | 20 | 144.0 | 183 | 81 | 70 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 10 | 16 | .385 | 5.27 | 39 | 24 | 198.0 | 262 | 139 | 116 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | D | FLOR | Gainesville G-Men | 13 | 12 | .520 | 2.87 | 37 | 15 | 204.0 | 219 | 114 | 65 | 35 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Cherokees | 16 | 3 | .842 | 3.62 | 20 | 164.0 | 186 | 84 | 66 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 142 | 150 | .486 | 4.39 | 496 | 154 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2468.0 | 3024 | 1484 | 1204 | 0 | 641 | 0 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | C | WA | (+) Independence Producers | 12 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .280 | .560 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | C | WA | (+) Shawnee Robins | 12 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .280 | .560 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | A | SOUA | Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies | 45 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .204 | .204 | .408 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 17 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .320 | .520 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 15 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .341 | .561 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 46 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .219 | .425 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 48 | 76 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .289 | .342 | .632 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 48 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .257 | .471 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 42 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .204 | .265 | .469 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 45 | 65 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .262 | .492 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 36 | 70 | 70 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .400 | .686 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 40 | 94 | 94 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .181 | .340 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 20 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .155 | .190 | .345 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 39 | 72 | 72 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .278 | .528 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | D | FLOR | Gainesville G-Men | 40 | 95 | 90 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .233 | .250 | .256 | .506 | 23 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Cherokees | 23 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .260 | .466 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 509 | 916 | 911 | 5 | 199 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .218 | .220 | .263 | .484 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | SOUA | Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | D | FLOR | Gainesville G-Men | P | 37 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 6 | .939 | 1.243 |
| 1947 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Cherokees | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 406 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 6 | .939 | .113 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | C | Western Association | Shawnee Robins | |||
| 1930 | C | Western Association | Independence Producers | |||
| 1931 | A | Southern Association | Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies | |||
| 1932 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | |||
| 1932 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1933 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1934 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1935 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1936 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1937 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BRO | ||
| 1938 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1939 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | |||
| 1940 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | |||
| 1940 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1941 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1946 | D | Florida State League | Gainesville G-Men | |||
| 1947 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Cherokees | WS1 |
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