Art Bues

{{Short description|American baseball player (1888–1954)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| name = Art Bues

| image =Art Bues, infielder prospect in spring training with New York NL (baseball) LCCN2014697037 (cropped).jpg

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| position = Third baseman/Second baseman

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|03|03}}

| birth_place= Milwaukee, Wisconsin

| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|11|07|1888|03|03}}

| death_place= Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 17

| debutyear = 1913

| debutteam = Boston Braves

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = October 4

| finalyear = 1914

| finalteam = Chicago Cubs

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| stat1label = Fielding average

| stat1value = .968

| stat2label = Putouts

| stat2value = 14

| stat3label = Batting average

| stat3value = .217

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• Boston Braves ({{baseball year|1913}})
• Chicago Cubs ({{baseball year|1914}})

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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 {{convert|184|lb}}, and was {{convert|5|ft|11|in}}. Bues was considered one of the best third basemen in the country during his career.{{Citation| last=Casserly| first =Hank| year =1924| title = Hank Casserly's Column | publisher=The Capital Times| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/518081746/?terms=%22Art%20Bues%22&match=1| access-date = 13 March 2023}} Bues was the nephew of George Stallings. Bues originally played for Kansas City of the American Association{{Citation| last=| first =| year =1916| title = New 3rd Sacker | publisher=The Topeka State Journal| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/323902582/?terms=%22Art%20Bues%22&match=1| access-date = 13 March 2023}} 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.