Albert C. "Ollie" Bashang, sometimes written as "Al Baschang" (August 22, 1888 – June 23, 1967) was an American

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outfielder and manager. He played professional baseball for 18 years from 1910 to 1927, including two brief stints in

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with the

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in 1912 and the

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in 1918. He also served as manager of the Evansville Evas from 1920 to 1921.

Early years

Bashang was born in 1888 in

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Professional baseball

Bashang appeared in six games for the

in July 1912 and two games for the

in 1918. In Detroit, he played five games in left field, accompanied by Hall of Famers

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in center field and Sam Crawford in right field. He had a perfect fielding percentage for the Tigers, but his batting average was .083. He also appeared in two games for the Brooklyn Robins in 1918. He had one hit and five at bats and had no errors and an assist on his only outfield chance. He concluded his major league career with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on seven chances. In addition to his two brief stints in the majors, Bashang played 18 seasons of minor league baseball from 1910 to 1927, including stints with the

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(1910),

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(1911),

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(1911-1912), Saginaw Ducks (1913-1915),

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(1916-1917), Omaha Rourkes (1918-1919),

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(1919-1921),

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(1923-1925),

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(1927), and the

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(1927). He also served as a minor league manager at Evansville in 1920 and 1921.

Family and later years

Bashang was married to Edna Klaus Bashang. He had a son, Jack. Bashang died in Cincinnati in 1967 at the age of 78. He was buried at the Vine Street Cemetery in Cincinnati.

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