Career
He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball player, from 1906 to 1910, primarily as a first baseman. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Saint Louis Browns. Abstein spent the 1904-1905 Saint Louis Association Foot Ball League season with Diel F.C. which was managed by Thomas Cahill.
He later played for Memphis Chicks in the Southern League.
During those years, he also played soccer as a midfielder for Saint Leo"s in the Saint Louis Soccer League during the off-season.