A 19-year veteran minor leaguer who got into over 2,200 games, mostly in higher-level circuits, he appeared in 13 major league contests for the 1944 Cincinnati Reds during the World War II manpower shortage.

In his 12th game, June 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies, Fausett batted for starting pitcher Tommy de la Cruz in the third inning with Cincinnati trailing, 4–2.

After making a fly ball out in that role, he remained in the game as a relief pitcher and worked the next four innings pitched, allowing two earned runs before he was himself removed for a pinch hitter.

On June 10 at Crosley Field, Fausett was called into a lopsided contest against the future 1944 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning.

Fausett was able to retire Marty Marion and Mort Cooper, and he remained in the game through the eighth inning, allowing six runs (five earned), ten hits, and six bases on balls.