# Steve Basil

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{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1893-1962)}}
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|name          = Steve Basil
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|birth_name    = Stephen John Basil
|birth_date    = {{Birth date|1893|4|2}}
|birth_place   = [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), U.S.
|death_date    = {{Death date and age|1962|6|24|1893|4|2}}
|death_place   = [Gilchrist, Texas](/source/Gilchrist%2C_Texas), U.S.
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|employer      = [American League](/source/American_League)
|occupation    = [Umpire](/source/Umpire_(baseball))
|years_active  = 1936-1942
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'''Stephen John Basil''' (April 2, 1893 – June 24, 1962) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [umpire](/source/umpire_(baseball)) who worked in the [American League](/source/American_League) from 1936 to 1942. Basil umpired in two [World Series](/source/World_Series) ([1937](/source/1937_World_Series) and [1940](/source/1940_World_Series)) and in two [All-Star Games](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) ([1938](/source/1938_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) and [1940](/source/1940_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game)). In his career, he umpired 1,037 Major League games.<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbasis901.htm Retrosheet]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://retrosheet.org/TSNUmpireCards/Basil-Stephen.jpg The Sporting News Umpire Card]

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Category:1893 births
Category:1962 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball umpires
Category:Baseball players from Austin, Texas
Category:20th-century American people

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