Steve Basil
American baseball player
Intro | American baseball player | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Referee Athlete Baseball umpire Baseball player | |
Work field | Sports | |
Gender |
| |
Birth | 2 April 1893, Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S.A. | |
Death | 24 June 1962Gilchrist, Texas, Galveston County, Texas, U.S.A. (aged 69 years) |
Stephen John Basil (April 2, 1893 - June 24, 1962) was a Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1936 to 1942. Basil umpired in two World Series (1937 and 1940) and in two All-Star Games (1938 and 1940). In his career, he umpired 1,037 Major League games.