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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CLE		KCR	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 9	CLE		KCR	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 10	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 14	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
6	6	Apr 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
7	7	Apr 16	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 17	CLE		TEX	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
9	9	Apr 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
10	10	Apr 22	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
11	11	Apr 23 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 23 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	52	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
13	13	Apr 24	CLE	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
14	14	Apr 25	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
15	15	Apr 26	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
16	16	Apr 27	CLE	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
17	17	Apr 28	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
18	18	Apr 29	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
19	19	Apr 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 2	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
21	21	May 3	CLE	@	SEA	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
22	22	May 5	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
23	23	May 6	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	24	May 7	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-16	CG	51	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
25	25	May 9	CLE		SEA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	2	5	0	3B
26	26	May 10	CLE		SEA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
27	27	May 12	CLE		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
28	28	May 13	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
29	29	May 14	CLE		CAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	30	May 15	CLE		OAK	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
31	31	May 16	CLE		OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
32	32	May 17	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
33	33	May 18	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
34	34	May 19	CLE		BAL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
35	35	May 20	CLE		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
36	36	May 21 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
37	37	May 21 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
38	38	May 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
39	39	May 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
40	40	May 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	0	4	0	4	1	3B
41	41	May 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
42	42	May 28 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
43	43	May 28 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
44	44	May 29	CLE		NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
45	45	May 30	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 2	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
47	47	Jun 3	CLE	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
48	48	Jun 4 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
49	49	Jun 4 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
51	51	Jun 6	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
52	52	Jun 9	CLE		MIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
53	53	Jun 10	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	54	Jun 11	CLE		MIN	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	55	Jun 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	5	2	7	0	3B
56	56	Jun 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,9-10	GS	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
57	57	Jun 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	3B
58	58	Jun 16	CLE		MIL	L,6-8	CG	46	10.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
59	59	Jun 17	CLE		MIL	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	1	8	1	10	1	3B
60	60	Jun 18 (1)	CLE		MIL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
61	61	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		MIL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
62	62	Jun 19	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
63	63	Jun 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	64	Jun 21	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
65	65	Jun 23	CLE		TOR	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
66	66	Jun 24	CLE		TOR	W,12-3	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
67	67	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		TOR	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
68	68	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		TOR	W,3-2	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76 (7)	Jul 2 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
70	77	Jul 2 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
71	78	Jul 3	CLE		BAL	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
72	79	Jul 4	CLE		BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
73	80	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
74	81	Jul 6	CLE	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
75	82	Jul 7	CLE		BOS	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
76	83	Jul 8 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
77	84	Jul 8 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
78	85	Jul 9	CLE		BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
79	86	Jul 13	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
80	87	Jul 14	CLE	@	OAK	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
81	88	Jul 15	CLE	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
82	89	Jul 16	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	90	Jul 17	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
84	91	Jul 18	CLE	@	CAL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
85	92	Jul 19	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
86	93	Jul 21	CLE		SEA	W,11-0	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
87	94	Jul 22	CLE		SEA	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	1	3	2	6	1	3B
88	95	Jul 24	CLE		CAL	L,4-5	CG	63	16.0	1	6	1	8	0	3B
89	96	Jul 25	CLE		CAL	W,5-1	GS	18	5.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	109 (12)	Aug 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
91	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
92	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	55	12.1	0	4	0	4	1	3B
93	112	Aug 11	CLE		TEX	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
94	113	Aug 12	CLE		TEX	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
95	114	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		TEX	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
96	115	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		TEX	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
97	116	Aug 14	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
98	117	Aug 15	CLE		MIN	L,8-9	CG	48	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	3B
99	118	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
100	119	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
101	120	Aug 18	CLE		CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
102	121	Aug 19	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
103	122	Aug 20	CLE		CHW	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	2	3B
104	123	Aug 22 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
105	124	Aug 22 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
106	125	Aug 23	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
107	126	Aug 24	CLE	@	MIL	W,9-8	CG	50	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
108	127	Aug 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
109	128	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
110	129	Aug 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
111	130	Aug 29	CLE		MIL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
112	131	Aug 31 (1)	CLE		MIL	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
113	132	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		MIL	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	133	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
115	134	Sep 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
116	135	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
117	136	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	1	3	0	4	1	3B
118	137	Sep 4	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
119	138	Sep 5	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
120	139	Sep 8	CLE	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	43	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
121	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
122	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
123	142	Sep 11 (1)	CLE		TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
124	143	Sep 11 (2)	CLE		TOR	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	144	Sep 13	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
126	145	Sep 14	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
127	147 (1)	Sep 16	CLE		DET	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
128	148	Sep 17	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
129	149	Sep 18	CLE		BAL	L,3-10	CG	49	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
130	150	Sep 19	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
131	151	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
132	152	Sep 23	CLE		NYY	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
133	153	Sep 24	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
134	154	Sep 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
135	155	Sep 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
136	156	Sep 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	8	0	10	0	3B
137	157	Sep 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	4	1	7	2	3B
138	158	Sep 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
139	159	Oct 1	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
							139gm		1210.2	125	355	15	495	30