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Gus Bell
David Russell Bell Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 196 lb.

Born: November 15, 1928 in Louisville, KY
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 1950
Final Game: May 1, 1964
Died: May 7, 1995 in Montgomery, OH
Relatives: Father of Buddy Bell, Grandfather of David Bell and Grandfather of Mike Bell
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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
1950 21 PIT NL 111 456 422 62 119 22 11 8 53 4 28 46 .282 .333 .443 .776 100 187 4 4 2 *O
1951 22 PIT NL 149 647 600 80 167 27 12 16 89 1 4 42 41 .278 .330 .443 .773 103 266 9 4 1 *O
1952 23 PIT NL 131 510 468 53 117 21 5 16 59 1 4 36 72 .250 .306 .419 .725 98 196 6 2 4 *O
1953 24 CIN NL 151 665 610 102 183 37 5 30 105 0 2 48 72 .300 .354 .525 .879 125 320 14 3 4 *O AS,MVP-20
1954 25 CIN NL 153 684 619 104 185 38 7 17 101 5 3 48 58 .299 .349 .465 .814 109 288 13 4 5 8 *8 AS
1955 26 CIN NL 154 672 610 88 188 30 6 27 104 4 4 54 57 .308 .361 .510 .871 125 311 6 0 2 6 2 *8
1956 27 CIN NL 150 666 603 82 176 31 4 29 84 6 2 50 66 .292 .347 .501 .848 121 302 10 3 7 3 4 *8 AS
1957 28 CIN NL 121 555 510 65 149 20 3 13 61 0 1 30 54 .292 .332 .420 .751 96 214 10 3 6 6 5 *8 AS
1958 29 CIN NL 112 433 385 42 97 16 2 10 46 2 3 36 40 .252 .314 .382 .696 79 147 7 1 6 5 7 *87
1959 30 CIN NL 148 620 580 59 170 27 2 19 115 2 3 29 44 .293 .325 .445 .770 100 258 13 2 1 8 1 *9/7
1960 31 CIN NL 143 554 515 65 135 19 5 12 62 4 3 29 40 .262 .300 .388 .688 86 200 7 1 4 5 3 *97/8
1961 32 CIN NL 103 262 235 27 60 10 1 3 33 1 1 18 21 .255 .298 .345 .642 69 81 4 0 0 9 3 79/8
1962 33 TOT NL 109 343 315 36 76 13 3 6 30 0 1 22 24 .241 .288 .359 .647 75 113 5 0 3 3 2 79/8
1962 33 NYM NL 30 115 101 8 15 2 0 1 6 0 1 10 7 .149 .221 .198 .419 14 20 2 0 2 2 0 9
1962 33 MLN NL 79 228 214 28 61 11 3 5 24 0 0 12 17 .285 .322 .435 .756 104 93 3 0 1 1 2 7/98
1963 34 MLN NL 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 94 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 35 MLN NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 1741 7073 6478 865 1823 311 66 206 942 30 31 470 636 .281 .330 .445 .775 103 2884 109 27 45 53 27
162 Game Avg. 162 658 603 80 170 29 6 19 88 3 44 59 .281 .330 .445 .775 103 268 10 3 4
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
CIN (9 yrs) 1235 5111 4667 634 1343 228 35 160 711 24 22 342 452 .288 .335 .454 .790 105 2121 84 17 35 50 25
PIT (3 yrs) 391 1613 1490 195 403 70 28 40 201 6 8 106 159 .270 .323 .436 .759 101 649 19 10 7
MLN (3 yrs) 85 234 220 28 62 11 3 5 24 0 0 12 18 .282 .318 .427 .745 101 94 4 0 1 1 2
NYM (1 yr) 30 115 101 8 15 2 0 1 6 0 1 10 7 .149 .221 .198 .419 14 20 2 0 2 2 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
1961 32 CIN NL WS NYY L 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 PIT NL 21 OF 104 218 203 10 5 3 .977 2.05 .978 2.14 0-0-104
1951 PIT NL 22 OF 145 289 267 18 4 4 .986 1.97 .981 2.23 0-0-145
1952 PIT NL 23 OF 123 216 202 8 6 2 .972 1.71 .981 2.10 0-0-123
1953 CIN NL 24 OF 151 474 447 16 11 5 .977 3.07 .980 2.11 0-145-6 AS,MVP-20
1954 CIN NL 25 CF 153 152 1344.2 421 404 12 5 2 .988 -10.3 -9.2 -8.3 -4.6 -3.7 -2 2.78 2.72 .983 2.83 2.67 AS
1954 CIN NL 25 OF 153 152 1344.2 424 406 12 6 2 .986 -10.3 -9.2 -8.3 -4.6 -3.7 -2 2.80 2.73 .975 2.36 2.18 AS
1955 CIN NL 26 CF 154 154 1357.2 377 367 5 5 0 .987 -8.3 -7.3 -8.3 -6.1 -2.2 0 2.47 2.42 .982 2.70 2.50
1955 CIN NL 26 OF 154 154 1357.2 373 364 4 5 0 .987 -8.3 -7.3 -8.3 -6.1 -2.2 0 2.44 2.39 .977 2.30 2.10
1956 CIN NL 27 CF 149 149 1330.0 341 324 12 5 4 .985 -23.3 -21.0 -23.3 -14.1 -9.2 0 2.27 2.26 .982 2.77 2.55 AS
1956 CIN NL 27 OF 149 149 1330.0 347 330 12 5 4 .986 -23.3 -21.0 -23.3 -14.1 -9.2 0 2.31 2.30 .977 2.28 2.05 AS
1957 CIN NL 28 CF 121 120 1088.0 320 309 7 4 1 .988 -7.0 -7.7 -7.0 -4.5 -2.5 0 2.61 2.61 .985 2.82 2.62 AS
1957 CIN NL 28 OF 121 120 1088.0 322 311 7 4 1 .988 -7.0 -7.7 -7.0 -4.5 -2.5 0 2.63 2.63 .980 2.29 2.07 AS
1958 CIN NL 29 OF 107 101 921.0 243 235 7 1 2 .996 -10.5 -13.7 -11.5 -8.2 -3.4 1 2.36 2.26 .980 2.26 1.95
1958 CIN NL 29 CF 90 86 795.1 211 203 7 1 2 .995 -10.9 -16.4 -11.9 -8.2 -3.8 1 2.38 2.33 .986 2.72 2.50
1958 CIN NL 29 LF 17 15 125.2 35 35 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 3.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.51 2.06 .974 2.00 1.54
1959 CIN NL 30 OF 145 137 1235.0 285 269 15 1 1 .996 -0.5 -0.5 -2.5 2.0 -4.5 2 2.07 1.96 .976 2.21 1.90
1959 CIN NL 30 RF 141 131 1189.0 268 258 9 1 1 .996 -1.4 -1.4 -3.4 1.4 -4.7 2 2.02 1.89 .978 1.96 1.64
1959 CIN NL 30 LF 6 6 46.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 23.5 0.9 0.6 0.2 0 2.74 2.33 .971 2.03 1.58
1960 CIN NL 31 OF 131 122 1088.0 255 239 13 3 1 .988 0.7 0.8 0.7 -0.2 1.0 0 2.08 1.92 .978 2.20 1.92
1960 CIN NL 31 RF 97 92 805.2 206 192 13 1 1 .995 4.4 6.6 3.4 1.9 1.6 1 2.29 2.11 .979 1.99 1.76
1960 CIN NL 31 LF 41 30 281.2 52 50 0 2 0 .962 -3.6 -15.3 -2.6 -2.0 -0.6 -1 1.60 1.22 .975 1.98 1.54
1960 CIN NL 31 CF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -180.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1961 CIN NL 32 OF 75 54 510.2 114 112 1 1 0 .991 1.9 4.5 1.9 0.3 1.6 0 1.99 1.51 .976 2.16 1.86
1961 CIN NL 32 LF 44 27 258.0 58 56 1 1 0 .983 1.3 6.0 1.3 0.1 1.2 0 1.99 1.30 .972 1.88 1.50
1961 CIN NL 32 RF 34 27 249.2 52 52 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0 1.87 1.53 .973 1.93 1.60
1961 CIN NL 32 CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1962 TOT NL 33 OF 84 77 621.1 127 115 10 2 3 .984 -5.2 -10.0 -4.2 2.3 -6.5 -1 1.81 1.49 .973 2.07 1.79
1962 TOT NL 33 RF 33 26 238.2 52 44 7 1 3 .981 -4.2 -21.1 -3.2 0.9 -4.1 -1 1.92 1.55 .975 1.90 1.65
1962 NYM NL 33 OF 26 24 218.0 48 40 7 1 3 .979 -4.8 -26.4 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 -1 1.94 1.81 .973 2.07 1.79
1962 NYM NL 33 RF 26 24 218.0 47 39 7 1 3 .979 -4.8 -26.4 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 -1 1.90 1.77 .974 1.90 1.65
1962 MLN NL 33 OF 58 53 403.1 79 75 3 1 0 .987 -0.4 -1.2 -0.4 2.1 -2.5 0 1.74 1.34 .973 2.07 1.79
1962 MLN NL 33 LF 53 51 378.2 69 65 3 1 0 .986 -0.8 -2.5 -0.8 1.4 -2.2 0 1.62 1.28 .968 1.81 1.37
1962 MLN NL 33 RF 7 2 20.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 34.8 0.6 0.7 -0.1 0 2.18 0.71 .980 1.92 1.64
1962 MLN NL 33 CF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.48 2.30
13 Seasons OF 1642 1066 9496.1 3687 3500 133 54 28 .985 -62.5 -7.9 -62.5 -33.1 -29.4 0 3.44 2.21 .978 2.26 2.05 161-815-683
8 Seasons (incomplete) CF 670 661 5923.1 1670 1607 43 20 9 .988 -60.3 -12.2 -59.3 -37.8 -21.6 -1 2.51 2.46 .983 2.77 2.57
4 Seasons (incomplete) RF 305 276 2483.0 578 546 29 3 5 .995 -0.4 -0.2 -2.4 4.6 -6.8 2 2.08 1.89 .977 1.96 1.67
5 Seasons LF 161 129 1090.0 228 220 4 4 0 .982 -1.8 -2.0 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 -1 1.85 1.39 .972 1.90 1.47
15 Seasons TOT 1642 1066 9496.1 3687 3500 133 54 28 .985 -62.5 -7.9 -62.5 -33.1 -29.4 0 3.44 2.21 .963 2.26 2.05 161-815-683
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1953 (CF)
1954 *
1956 (CF)
1957 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1953-NL-20-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1955 NL--.308--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1953 NL--.525--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1954 NL--153--6th
1955 NL--154--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1951 NL--600--9th
1953 NL--610--5th
1954 NL--619--3rd
1955 NL--610--3rd
1956 NL--603--6th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1954 NL--684--6th
1955 NL--672--6th
1956 NL--666--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1954 NL--104--8th

Hits s c a p y
1951 NL--167--10th
1953 NL--183--7th
1954 NL--185--9th
1955 NL--188--3rd
1956 NL--176--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1953 NL--320--5th
1954 NL--288--7th
1955 NL--311--8th
1956 NL--302--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1953 NL--37--5th
1954 NL--38--5th
1955 NL--30--6th
1956 NL--31--5th

Triples s c a p y
1950 NL--11--2nd
1951 NL--12--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1953 NL--30--7th
1955 NL--27--10th
1956 NL--29--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1954 NL--101--10th
1955 NL--104--10th
1959 NL--115--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1952 NL--72--10th

Singles s c a p y
1954 NL--123--9th
1955 NL--125--4th

Runs Created s c a p y
1953 NL--111--8th
1955 NL--114--9th
1956 NL--105--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1953 NL--72--4th
1954 NL--62--10th
1955 NL--63--9th
1956 NL--64--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1955 NL--242--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1955 NL--.672--10th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1954 NL--8--9th
1957 NL--6--8th
1959 NL--8--5th
1961 NL--9--2nd

AB per SO s c a p y
1959 NL--13.182--6th
1960 NL--12.875--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1954 NL--463--5th
1956 NL--449--7th
1959 NL--435--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (674), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 66 (372), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 40 (454), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (610), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1952: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Cal Abrams, Gail Henley and Joe Rossi.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1961 expansion draft.

May 21, 1962: Sent by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves to complete an earlier deal made on November 28, 1961. The New York Mets sent a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Braves for a player to be named later and Frank Thomas. The New York Mets sent Gus Bell (May 21, 1962) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade. The Milwaukee Braves sent Rick Herrscher (May 21, 1962) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

May 12, 1964: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.

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