Kevin Bass Notable

b. May 12, 1959 · Houston Astros 1982–1989, 1993–1994, Milwaukee Brewers 1982, San Francisco Giants 1990–1992, New York Mets 1992, Baltimore Orioles 1995

Kevin Bass played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1982 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1995. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1982 to 1989.

Across 1,571 games he batted .270, with 1,308 hits and 609 runs. He finished with 118 home runs, 248 doubles and 151 stolen bases.

He played 1,301 games in the outfield, with 2,332 putouts and 43 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1986.

He was born in Redwood City, CA, USA on May 12, 1959. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1986
Player of the Week	2	1986, 1989
Player of the Month	1	1986

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1982	HOU/MIL	30	33	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	0	.030
1983	HOU	88	195	25	46	7	3	2	18	6	27	2	.236
1984	HOU	121	331	33	86	17	5	2	29	6	57	5	.260
1985	HOU	150	539	72	145	27	5	16	68	31	63	19	.269
1986	HOU	157	591	83	184	33	5	20	79	38	72	22	.311
1987	HOU	157	592	83	168	31	5	19	85	53	77	21	.284
1988	HOU	157	541	57	138	27	2	14	72	42	65	31	.255
1989	HOU	87	313	42	94	19	4	5	44	29	44	11	.300
1990	SFG	61	214	25	54	9	1	7	32	14	26	2	.252
1991	SFG	124	361	43	84	10	4	10	40	36	56	7	.233
1992	NYM/SFG	135	402	40	108	23	5	9	39	23	70	14	.269
1993	HOU	111	229	31	65	18	0	3	37	26	31	7	.284
1994	HOU	82	203	37	63	15	1	6	35	28	24	2	.310
1995	BAL	111	295	32	72	12	0	5	32	24	47	8	.244
Career	—	1571	4839	609	1308	248	40	118	611	357	668	151	.270

On this day & linked events

1959

Born May 12, 1959

Redwood City, CA, USA

1982

Major-league debut: Kevin Bass

Kevin Bass made a major-league debut on April 9, 1982.

1995

Final major-league game: Kevin Bass

Kevin Bass played a final major-league game on October 1, 1995.

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