Bausewine first played professional baseball at the age of 18 for the Utica Pent-ups minor league baseball club of the International League in 1887. He also played for the Altoona club of the Pennsylvania State Association, and the Canton club of the Ohio State League that year. In 1888, the Ohio State League became the Tri-State League and he played a full season with the Canton Nadiys.\n', '

Bausewine moved around to several minor league clubs in 1889, including the London Tecumsehs of the International League, before being signed by the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association on September 10. He pitched in seven game for the Athletics that season he had a 1–4 Win–loss record, and completed all six of the games he started. In 55⅓ innings pitched, he struck out 18 batters and had a 3.90 earned run average. He was released from the team before the 1890 season on April 5. After his return to the minor leagues in 1890, he played for various teams until 1895; including teams in St. Paul, Minnesota, Albany, New York, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, New York, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.\n', '

Bausewine\'s first stint as a professional umpire came in the Western Association in 1890, when he took a hiatus from pitching after he was unable to sign with another major league club. He lasted about a month in that role before he was assaulted by a team executive; he returned to play in the minor leagues for a few years. \n', '

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