William Capers "Doc" Bass (December 4, 1898 - December 12, 1970) was a professional baseball

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 player. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball

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 for the Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 in 1918, once as a pinch hitter

Pinch hitter

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 and once as a pinch runner

Pinch runner

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In his major league career, Bass had one at bat

At bat

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, in which he single

Single (baseball)

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d. He also scored a run and stole a base

Stolen base

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, although he never appeared in the field. After the 1918 season, Bass continued to play minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 until 1925, primarily as an outfielder

Outfielder

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