Buddy Bell

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: August 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH).

High School: Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)

Debut: April 15, 1972 (Age 20-232d, 13,204th in major league history)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 17, 1989 (Age 37-294d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Ed Keating

Full Name: David Gus Bell

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Relatives: Father of David Bell, Mike Bell; Son of Gus Bell

5x All-Star
6x Gold Glove
Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

66.4

8995

2514

201

.280

1151

RBI

1106

OBP

.341

SLG

.406

OPS

.747

OPS+

109

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-18 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	57 (30-18-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
J Franco	1
R Sierra	1
S Fletcher	1

Most Driven In By
S Buechele	2
S Fletcher	1
C Espy	1

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2372	1	Apr 4	TEX		DET	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.52	-0.024	.63	-0.02%	0.16	DH
2	2373	3 (1)	Apr 7	TEX		TOR	L,9-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	7	1.00	-0.130	1.39	-0.11%	-1.13	DH
3	2374	20 (16)	Apr 28 susp	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	4.62	-0.134	9.19	-0.16%	-0.60	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	2375	24 (3)	May 2	TEX		CLE	L,3-8	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	6	.46	0.043	.91	0.05%	0.22	DH
5	2376	25	May 3	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	8	.82	-0.087	1.53	-0.10%	-0.97	3B
6	2377	26	May 4	TEX		NYY	L,7-11	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498	7	.64	-0.035	1.24	-0.04%	-0.29	DH
7	2378	28 (1)	May 6	TEX	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427	8	.41	-0.033	.73	-0.04%	-0.84	3B
8	2379	30 (1)	May 8	TEX	@	NYY	W,13-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.238	.499	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.38	3B
9	2380	31	May 9	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	7	.84	0.028	1.37	0.03%	0.18	3B
10	2381	32	May 11	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.231	.481	8	.07	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.10	PH
11	2382	33	May 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	7	.93	-0.058	1.86	-0.07%	-0.45	DH
12	2383	36 (2)	May 17	TEX		BAL	L,2-8	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.286	.281	.567	8	1.03	0.120	1.20	0.08%	0.89	DH
13	2384	37	May 18	TEX		MIN	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.257	.520	7	2.21	-0.161	2.48	-0.11%	-1.47	DH
14	2385	38	May 19	TEX		MIN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.244	.237	.481	7	.76	-0.062	.87	-0.04%	-0.58	DH
15	2386	39	May 20	TEX		MIN	L,3-19	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.238	.231	.469	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH 3B
16	2387	41 (1)	May 22	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.214	.437	7	.61	-0.051	.77	-0.04%	-0.65	DH
17	2388	42	May 23	TEX		KCR	W,10-8	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.227	.461	8	.08	0.007	.11	0.01%	0.38	PH
18	2389	43	May 24	TEX		KCR	L,4-6	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.245	.222	.467	8	.74	0.009	1.15	0.01%	0.10	PH
19	2390	45 (1)	May 27	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.226	.204	.430	6	.58	-0.063	.75	-0.05%	-0.95	DH
20	2391	46	May 28	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.192	.407	6	1.42	-0.112	1.84	-0.09%	-1.06	DH
21	2392	48 (1)	May 30	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-6	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.228	.192	.420	9	.40	0.017	.46	0.01%	0.22	PH
22	2393	49	May 31	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.220	.185	.406	6	1.57	-0.117	1.59	-0.07%	-1.16	DH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	2394	52 (2)	Jun 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.210	.175	.385	8	.72	-0.058	.80	-0.04%	-0.62	3B
24	2395	53	Jun 4	TEX	@	SEA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.200	.167	.367	8	2.06	-0.171	2.55	-0.13%	-1.32	DH
25	2396	56 (2)	Jun 7	TEX		CHW	L,4-6	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.217	.203	.421	8	1.44	-0.005	1.77	0.00%	-0.14	DH
26	2397	57	Jun 8	TEX		CHW	W,11-7	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.233	.221	.453	8	.40	-0.020	.44	-0.01%	-0.17	3B
27	2398	58	Jun 9	TEX		OAK	W,11-8	4-GF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.217	.457	6	2.00	0.123	3.32	0.12%	0.76	PH
28	2399	59	Jun 10	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.237	.214	.451	6	.49	-0.013	.91	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
29	2400	60	Jun 11	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.234	.211	.445	6	1.41	-0.034	2.37	-0.03%	-0.29	PH
30	2401	61	Jun 12	TEX		CAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.235	.213	.448	8	.25	-0.022	.30	-0.02%	-0.28	3B
31	2402	62	Jun 14 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,5-1	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.221	.471	7	.75	0.140	1.03	0.12%	0.89	1B
32	2403	64 (1)	Jun 16 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.247	.218	.465	6	.38	-0.007	.53	-0.01%	-0.29	PH
33	2404	65	Jun 16 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.250	.235	.485	8	.67	-0.012	.84	-0.01%	0.24	3B
34	2405	66	Jun 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183	.247	.232	.479	6	3.52	-0.148	4.25	-0.11%	-0.89	PH
							16-18		90	82	4	15	4	0	0	3	7	0	10	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	.183	.247	.232	.479		.93	-1.072	1.32	-0.87%	-10.25

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