Beau Bell

Roy Chester Bell

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 20, 1907 in Bellville, TX
School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1935
Teams (by GP): Browns/Indians/Tigers 1935-1941

Final Game: September 1, 1941
Died: September 14, 1977 in College Station, TX
Buried: Restever Memorial Park, Bryan, TX
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All-Star

Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1935	SLB	AL	27	OF	37	36	35		73	65	2	6	0	.918		1.81	.970		2.39
1935	SLB	AL	27	RF	27	27	27		59	52	1	6	0	.898		1.96	.968		2.09
1935	SLB	AL	27	1B	15	13	10		131	122	6	3	11	.977		8.53	.992		10.16
1935	SLB	AL	27	LF	10	9	8		14	13	1	0	0	1.000		1.40	.968		2.24
1935	SLB	AL	27	3B	3	1	0		2	0	1	1	0	.500		0.33	.945		3.03
1936	SLB	AL	28	OF	142	142	135		310	291	11	8	6	.974		2.13	.968		2.38	MVP-13
1936	SLB	AL	28	RF	133	130	127		284	266	10	8	5	.972		2.08	.967		2.18	MVP-13
1936	SLB	AL	28	1B	17	13	13		147	134	8	5	14	.966		8.35	.991		9.93	MVP-13
1936	SLB	AL	28	LF	12	12	8		26	25	1	0	1	1.000		2.17	.963		2.12	MVP-13
1937	SLB	AL	29	OF	131	131	127		248	222	22	4	6	.984		1.86	.969		2.35	AS,MVP-17
1937	SLB	AL	29	RF	131	131	127		249	223	22	4	6	.984		1.87	.964		2.04	AS,MVP-17
1937	SLB	AL	29	1B	26	24	24		261	238	17	6	18	.977		9.81	.991		9.84	AS,MVP-17
1937	SLB	AL	29	3B	2	1	1		5	2	3	0	0	1.000		2.50	.946		3.15	AS,MVP-17
1938	SLB	AL	30	OF	132	131	130		284	266	12	6	3	.979		2.11	.972		2.35
1938	SLB	AL	30	RF	132	131	130		283	265	12	6	3	.979		2.10	.972		2.06
1938	SLB	AL	30	1B	4	3	3		24	24	0	0	4	1.000		6.00	.990		9.78
1939	TOT	AL	31	LF	46	43	40		98	94	4	0	1	1.000		2.13	.966		2.38
1939	TOT	AL	31	OF	46	43	40		97	93	4	0	1	1.000		2.11	.969		2.44
1939	SLB	AL	31	LF	9	8	7		20	20	0	0	0	1.000		2.22	.966		2.38
1939	SLB	AL	31	OF	9	8	7		20	20	0	0	0	1.000		2.22	.969		2.44
1939	DET	AL	31	LF	37	35	33		78	74	4	0	1	1.000		2.11	.966		2.38
1939	DET	AL	31	OF	37	35	33		77	73	4	0	1	1.000		2.08	.969		2.44
1940	CLE	AL	32	OF	97	94	92		204	193	5	6	1	.971		2.04	.970		2.40
1940	CLE	AL	32	RF	96	94	92		204	193	5	6	1	.971		2.06	.970		2.09
1940	CLE	AL	32	1B	14	14	14		126	116	8	2	16	.984		8.86	.989		9.80
1941	CLE	AL	33	OF	14	14	13		22	22	0	0	0	1.000		1.57	.973		2.41
1941	CLE	AL	33	RF	14	14	13		22	22	0	0	0	1.000		1.57	.969		2.14
1941	CLE	AL	33	1B	10	9	9		88	84	4	0	9	1.000		8.80	.990		9.92
	7 Seasons			OF	599	591	572		1238	1152	56	30	17	.976		2.02	.970		2.38
	6 Seasons			RF	533	527	516		1101	1021	50	30	15	.973		2.01	.968		2.09
	6 Seasons			1B	86	76	73		777	718	43	16	72	.979		8.85	.991		9.91
	3 Seasons			LF	68	64	56		138	132	6	0	2	1.000		2.03	.966		2.31
	2 Seasons			3B	5	2	1		7	2	4	1	0	.857		1.20	.946		3.08
	7 Seasons			TOT	690	669	646		2022	1872	103	47	89	.977		2.86	.978		3.32
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	3B	LF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1935	SLB	AL	27	76	50	76	52	15	3	10	27	37	25	0
1936	SLB	AL	28	155	155	155	155	17	0	12	133	142	0	0
1937	SLB	AL	29	156	156	156	156	26	2	0	131	131	0	0
1938	SLB	AL	30	147	134	147	136	4	0	0	132	132	12	0
1939	DET	AL	31	54	35	54	37	0	0	37	0	37	17	1
1939	SLB	AL	31	11	8	11	9	0	0	9	0	9	2	0
1940	CLE	AL	32	120	108	120	110	14	0	0	96	96	11	0
1941	CLE	AL	33	48	23	48	24	10	0	0	14	14	25	0
	7 Seasons			767	669	767	679	86	5	68	533	598	92	1

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 1937	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1936 AL (13, 12%) 1937 AL (17, 6%) 0.18 Career Shares (775th)	Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1936 AL 133 (1st) 1937 AL 131 (3rd) 1938 AL 132 (3rd) 1940 AL 96 (4th)	Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1936 AL 266 (1st) 1937 AL 223 (4th) 1938 AL 265 (4th) 1940 AL 193 (4th)
Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1936 AL 10 (4th) 1937 AL 22 (1st) 1938 AL 12 (5th)	Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 AL 6 (5th) 1936 AL 8 (3rd) 1940 AL 6 (4th)	Assists as OF s c a p y 1937 AL 22 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1936 AL 2.08 (4th) 1937 AL 1.87 (5th) 1938 AL 2.10 (3rd) 1940 AL 2.06 (3rd) Career 2.01 (63rd)
Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1936 AL .972 (3rd) 1937 AL .984 (2nd) 1938 AL .979 (3rd) 1940 AL .971 (2nd)	Fielding % as OF s c a p y 1937 AL .984 (5th)

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