Art Bues

American baseball player (1888-1954)
Baseball player
Art Bues
Third baseman/Second baseman
Born: (1888-03-03)March 3, 1888
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: November 7, 1954(1954-11-07) (aged 66)
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1913, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1914, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Fielding average.968
Putouts14
Batting average.217
Teams
  • Boston Braves (1913)
  • Chicago Cubs (1914)

Arthur Frederick Bues was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He was born on March 3, 1888, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He batted and threw right-handed, weighed 184 pounds (83 kg), and was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m). Bues was considered one of the best third basemen in the country during his career.[1] Bues was the nephew of George Stallings. Bues originally played for Kansas City of the American Association[2] and made his Major League debut on April 17, 1913, for the Boston Braves. He had just 1 at bat in 2 games. In 1914 he played for the Chicago Cubs in 14 games. He had 45 at-bats with 10 hits. He recorded no home runs and 4 RBIs.

Art Bues died on November 7, 1954, in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.

References

  1. ^ Casserly, Hank (1924), Hank Casserly's Column, The Capital Times, retrieved 13 March 2023
  2. ^ New 3rd Sacker, The Topeka State Journal, 1916, retrieved 13 March 2023

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)


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