Gary Bell
Wilbur Gary Bell (Ding Dong)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, TX
High School: Burbank (Burbank, TX)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1958
Final Game: September 12, 1969
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1958 CLE AL 21 P 33 23 182.0 25 10 15 0 5 1.000 1.24 0.76 .960 1.95 0.82 RoY-3
1959 CLE AL 22 P 44 28 234.0 49 19 27 3 3 .939 1.77 1.05 .955 2.05 0.85
1960 CLE AL 23 P 28 23 154.2 39 11 26 2 4 .949 2.15 1.32 .967 1.96 0.78 AS
1961 CLE AL 24 P 34 34 228.1 51 26 24 1 1 .980 1.97 1.47 .953 2.05 0.83
1962 CLE AL 25 P 57 6 107.2 24 14 9 1 2 .958 1.92 0.40 .958 2.08 0.79
1963 CLE AL 26 P 58 7 119.0 27 6 20 1 2 .963 1.97 0.45 .956 1.99 0.79
1964 CLE AL 27 P 56 2 106.0 18 3 14 1 1 .944 1.44 0.30 .956 1.90 0.72
1965 CLE AL 28 P 60 0 103.2 17 5 12 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.28 .947 2.04 0.75
1966 CLE AL 29 P 40 37 254.1 60 8 50 2 3 .967 2.05 1.45 .952 1.99 0.75 AS
1967 TOT AL 30 P 38 33 226.0 53 17 35 1 3 .981 2.07 1.37 .957 1.96 0.74
1967 CLE AL 30 P 9 9 60.2 20 7 13 0 0 1.000 2.97 2.22 .955 1.96 0.74
1967 BOS AL 30 P 29 24 165.1 33 10 22 1 3 .970 1.74 1.10 .958 1.96 0.74
1968 BOS AL 31 P 35 27 199.1 47 16 29 2 4 .957 2.03 1.29 .957 1.89 0.73 AS
1969 TOT AL 32 P 36 13 100.0 25 6 17 2 2 .920 2.07 0.64 .952 1.88 0.69
1969 SEP AL 32 P 13 11 61.1 17 5 10 2 2 .882 2.20 1.15 .953 1.88 0.69
1969 CHW AL 32 P 23 2 38.2 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.35 .950 1.89 0.69
12 Seasons P 519 233 2015.0 435 141 278 16 30 .963 1.87 0.81 .956 1.98 0.77
12 Seasons TOT 519 233 2015.0 435 141 278 16 30 .963 1.87 0.81 .919 1.98 0.77

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1958 CLE AL 21 33 23 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CLE AL 22 44 28 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CLE AL 23 30 23 30 30 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1961 CLE AL 24 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CLE AL 25 57 6 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CLE AL 26 58 7 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 CLE AL 27 56 2 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 CLE AL 28 60 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CLE AL 29 40 37 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 BOS AL 30 29 24 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CLE AL 30 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 BOS AL 31 35 27 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CHW AL 32 23 2 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 SEP AL 32 13 11 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 521 233 521 521 519 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1958 CLE AL 21 736 75% 20% 17 94% 0 10 2 8 15 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 1 3 100%
1959 CLE AL 22 1025 76% 24% 37 84% 0 19 2 16 31 22 5 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 8 75%
1960 CLE AL 23 701 72% 21% 26 96% 1 11 1 10 26 17 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 4 0 0
1961 CLE AL 24 1013 73% 21% 31 97% 0 26 4 21 25 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1962 CLE AL 25 486 72% 22% 12 75% 0 13 0 12 9 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 50%
1963 CLE AL 26 514 70% 25% 23 83% 0 6 1 4 18 14 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 4 75%
1964 CLE AL 27 487 70% 23% 11 100% 1 3 0 2 11 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
1965 CLE AL 28 447 69% 22% 14 100% 0 5 0 4 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1966 CLE AL 29 1064 74% 22% 47 98% 1 11 1 6 46 36 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 11 91%
1967 BOS AL 30 694 76% 24% 28 89% 1 10 3 6 22 17 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 3 67%
1967 CLE AL 30 257 75% 20% 16 94% 1 7 1 3 14 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100%
1968 BOS AL 31 854 79% 29% 37 89% 0 16 4 10 30 24 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 100%
1969 CHW AL 32 193 74% 19% 7 86% 1 1 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1969 SEP AL 32 300 78% 24% 12 83% 1 5 0 4 11 7 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 100%
12 Seasons 8771 74% 23% 318 91% 7 143 19 107 277 208 33 16 1 6 9 5 30 20 26 4 48 85%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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