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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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1958 21 CLE AL 12 10 .545 3.31 33 23 5 10 0 1 182.0 141 70 67 17 73 0 110 5 0 4 750 111 1.176 7.0 0.8 3.6 5.4 1.51 RoY-3
1959 22 CLE AL 16 11 .593 4.04 44 28 11 12 1 5 234.0 208 107 105 28 105 4 136 5 1 8 1005 92 1.338 8.0 1.1 4.0 5.2 1.30
1960 23 CLE AL 9 10 .474 4.13 28 23 1 6 2 1 154.2 139 78 71 15 82 2 109 7 0 9 674 91 1.429 8.1 0.9 4.8 6.3 1.33 AS
1961 24 CLE AL 12 16 .429 4.10 34 34 0 11 2 0 228.1 214 125 104 32 100 2 163 6 0 3 994 96 1.375 8.4 1.3 3.9 6.4 1.63
1962 25 CLE AL 10 9 .526 4.26 57 6 37 1 0 12 107.2 104 56 51 14 52 8 80 3 1 4 463 90 1.449 8.7 1.2 4.3 6.7 1.54
1963 26 CLE AL 8 5 .615 2.95 58 7 28 0 0 5 119.0 91 48 39 13 52 10 98 4 0 4 502 123 1.202 6.9 1.0 3.9 7.4 1.88
1964 27 CLE AL 8 6 .571 4.33 56 2 28 0 0 4 106.0 106 56 51 15 53 5 89 4 0 6 471 83 1.500 9.0 1.3 4.5 7.6 1.68
1965 28 CLE AL 6 5 .545 3.04 60 0 33 0 0 17 103.2 86 43 35 7 50 10 86 2 0 2 441 115 1.312 7.5 0.6 4.3 7.5 1.72
1966 29 CLE AL 14 15 .483 3.22 40 37 1 12 0 0 254.1 211 102 91 19 79 3 194 4 0 9 1028 107 1.140 7.5 0.7 2.8 6.9 2.46 AS
1967 30 TOT AL 13 13 .500 3.31 38 33 3 9 0 3 226.0 193 98 83 23 71 4 154 5 0 5 932 105 1.168 7.7 0.9 2.8 6.1 2.17
1967 30 CLE AL 1 5 .167 3.71 9 9 0 1 0 0 60.2 50 28 25 7 24 1 39 1 0 1 249 89 1.220 7.4 1.0 3.6 5.8 1.63
1967 30 BOS AL 12 8 .600 3.16 29 24 3 8 0 3 165.1 143 70 58 16 47 3 115 4 0 4 683 112 1.149 7.8 0.9 2.6 6.3 2.45
1968 31 BOS AL 11 11 .500 3.12 35 27 4 9 3 1 199.1 177 82 69 7 68 6 103 5 0 9 827 102 1.229 8.0 0.3 3.1 4.7 1.51 AS
1969 32 TOT AL 2 6 .250 5.31 36 13 12 1 1 2 100.0 124 67 59 16 57 10 56 4 0 7 474 70 1.810 11.2 1.4 5.1 5.0 0.98
1969 32 SEP AL 2 6 .250 4.70 13 11 2 1 1 2 61.1 76 40 32 8 34 8 30 2 0 4 290 77 1.793 11.2 1.2 5.0 4.4 0.88
1969 32 CHW AL 0 0 6.28 23 2 10 0 0 0 38.2 48 27 27 8 23 2 26 2 0 3 184 62 1.836 11.2 1.9 5.4 6.1 1.13
12 Seasons 121 117 .508 3.68 519 233 163 71 9 51 2015.0 1794 932 825 206 842 64 1378 54 2 70 8561 98 1.308 8.0 0.9 3.8 6.2 1.64
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .508 3.68 47 21 15 6 1 5 182 162 84 75 19 76 6 125 5 0 6 774 98 1.308 8.0 0.9 3.8 6.2 1.64
CLE (10 yrs) 96 92 .511 3.71 419 169 144 53 5 45 1550.1 1350 713 639 167 670 45 1104 41 2 50 6577 99 1.303 7.8 1.0 3.9 6.4 1.65
BOS (2 yrs) 23 19 .548 3.13 64 51 7 17 3 4 364.2 320 152 127 23 115 9 218 9 0 13 1510 107 1.193 7.9 0.6 2.8 5.4 1.90
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 6.28 23 2 10 0 0 0 38.2 48 27 27 8 23 2 26 2 0 3 184 62 1.836 11.2 1.9 5.4 6.1 1.13
SEP (1 yr) 2 6 .250 4.70 13 11 2 1 1 2 61.1 76 40 32 8 34 8 30 2 0 4 290 77 1.793 11.2 1.2 5.0 4.4 0.88

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1967 30 BOS AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 5.06 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.1 8 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 23 1.688 13.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 5.06 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.1 8 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 23 1.688 13.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1958 21 CLE AL 33 66 56 4 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 14 .196 .262 .250 .512 43 14 1 1 5 0 0 1 RoY-3
1959 22 CLE AL 44 86 75 8 18 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 19 .240 .269 .267 .536 50 20 0 0 8 0 0 1
1960 23 CLE AL 30 58 47 6 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 9 .149 .200 .170 .370 3 8 1 1 8 0 0 1 AS
1961 24 CLE AL 34 95 81 8 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 17 .198 .233 .210 .442 21 17 0 0 9 1 0 1
1962 25 CLE AL 57 27 24 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 .208 .296 .208 .505 41 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 26 CLE AL 58 29 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .115 .148 .115 .264 -25 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1964 27 CLE AL 56 20 16 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .375 .412 .375 .787 122 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1965 28 CLE AL 60 17 16 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .063 .063 .250 .313 -16 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1966 29 CLE AL 40 89 76 2 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 25 .132 .185 .158 .343 0 12 0 1 8 0 0 1 AS
1967 30 TOT AL 38 81 74 7 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .162 .162 .203 .365 4 15 2 0 7 0 0 1
1967 30 CLE AL 9 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 5 0 0 /1
1967 30 BOS AL 29 61 59 7 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .203 .203 .254 .458 30 15 1 0 2 0 0 1
1968 31 BOS AL 35 66 59 5 13 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 .220 .213 .271 .484 42 16 3 0 5 2 0 1 AS
1969 32 TOT AL 36 27 19 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 .158 .273 .263 .536 51 5 1 0 5 0 0 1
1969 32 SEP AL 13 21 14 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .214 .313 .357 .670 90 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1969 32 CHW AL 23 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 521 661 569 46 105 13 2 1 41 1 0 25 152 .185 .222 .220 .441 25 125 8 3 61 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 206 177 14 33 4 1 0 13 0 0 8 47 .185 .222 .220 .441 25 39 2 1 19 1 0
CLE (10 yrs) 421 507 432 33 77 5 2 1 31 1 0 22 119 .178 .223 .206 .429 21 89 3 3 49 1 0
BOS (2 yrs) 64 127 118 12 25 6 0 0 8 0 0 0 28 .212 .208 .263 .471 36 31 4 0 7 2 0
CHW (1 yr) 23 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 1 0 0 0 0
SEP (1 yr) 13 21 14 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .214 .313 .357 .670 90 5 0 0 5 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 30 BOS AL WS STL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1960-1 *
1960-2 *
1966
1968

Wins s c a p y
1959 AL  16 (8th)
1966 AL  14 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1958 AL  1.176 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL  6.973 (2nd)
1960 AL  8.088 (9th)
Career  8.013 (117th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL  5.440 (10th)
1959 AL  5.231 (10th)
1960 AL  6.343 (2nd)
1961 AL  6.425 (7th)
1966 AL  6.865 (5th)
Career  6.155 (195th)

Games Played s c a p y
1959 AL  44 (7th)
1962 AL  57 (3rd)
1963 AL  58 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1962 AL  12 (5th)
1965 AL  17 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1959 AL  234.0 (6th)
1966 AL  254.3 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1959 AL  136 (7th)
1961 AL  163 (7th)
1966 AL  194 (5th)
Career  1378 (214th)

Games Started s c a p y
1961 AL  34 (7th)
1966 AL  37 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1959 AL  12 (8th)
1961 AL  11 (9th)
1966 AL  12 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1960 AL  2 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1959 AL  28 (4th)
1961 AL  32 (3rd)
1967 AL  23 (4th)
Career  206 (181st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1959 AL  105 (3rd)
1961 AL  100 (7th)
1966 AL  79 (8th)
Career  842 (200th)

Hits s c a p y
1966 AL  211 (6th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1966 AL  2.456 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1966 AL  .672 (10th)
1968 AL  .316 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1961 AL  16 (6th)
1966 AL  15 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1959 AL  105 (4th)
1961 AL  104 (7th)
1966 AL  91 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1959 AL  8 (5th)
1960 AL  9 (3rd)
1966 AL  9 (8th)
1968 AL  9 (8th)
Career  70 (228th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1960 AL  7 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1959 AL  1005 (4th)
1966 AL  1028 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1962 AL  37 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 48 (522), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 19 (626), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Jesse Haines (980) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

June 4, 1967: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Don Demeter and Tony Horton.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the Boston Red Sox as the 21st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

June 8, 1969: Traded by the Seattle Pilots to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Locker.

October 6, 1969: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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