Major League Baseball Player. A second baseman/outfielder by trade, Bader came from a family of baseball players. His father, Herm Bader, was a ball player of note who at one time managed The Sporting News semipro team. Born in St. Louis, he appeared in two major league games for the home town Browns in 1904. He went 0-3 with a walk and in the field had an assist and putout playing left field. After his brief stint in the majors he played for various minor league teams including Des Moines of the Western League in 1909-10. He quit baseball due to and injury and then pursued his law degree at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1929 he was elected Judge of the Court of Criminal Corrections by former Missouri Governor Harry Caulfield. Elected a Circuit Judge in December of that same year, in 1930 he was elected to the circuit bench on the Republican ticket, serving until 1936 when he was not reelected. He later served as St. Louis Excise Commissioner from 1941 until his death from a heart attack at age 70.
Major League Baseball Player. A second baseman/outfielder by trade, Bader came from a family of baseball players. His father, Herm Bader, was a ball player of note who at one time managed The Sporting News semipro team. Born in St. Louis, he appeared in two major league games for the home town Browns in 1904. He went 0-3 with a walk and in the field had an assist and putout playing left field. After his brief stint in the majors he played for various minor league teams including Des Moines of the Western League in 1909-10. He quit baseball due to and injury and then pursued his law degree at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1929 he was elected Judge of the Court of Criminal Corrections by former Missouri Governor Harry Caulfield. Elected a Circuit Judge in December of that same year, in 1930 he was elected to the circuit bench on the Republican ticket, serving until 1936 when he was not reelected. He later served as St. Louis Excise Commissioner from 1941 until his death from a heart attack at age 70.
Bio by: Frank Russo
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