Albert Belle

Name Note: played 1989 and 1990 under the name Joey Belle

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: August 25, 1966 in Shreveport, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Huntington HS (Shreveport, LA)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: July 15, 1989 (Age 22-324d, 15,643rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 34-037d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Terry Belle • Previously: Arn Tellem

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Albert Jojuan Belle

Nicknames: Joey or Mr. Freeze

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5x All-Star
5x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.1

5853

1726

381

.295

974

RBI

1239

OBP

.370

SLG

.564

OPS

.933

OPS+

144

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

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	CHW	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 2	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
3	3	Apr 4	CHW		DET	L,7-8	CG	45	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
4	4	Apr 5	CHW		DET	L,12-15	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 6	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 9	CHW		TOR	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 10	CHW		TOR	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 11	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 13 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,11-8	CG	52	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
10	11 (1)	Apr 14	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	12	Apr 15	CHW	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	13	Apr 16	CHW		BAL	W,9-3	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	14	Apr 17	CHW		BAL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	15	Apr 18	CHW		NYY	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	16	Apr 19	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	17	Apr 20	CHW		NYY	W,8-7	CG	54	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
17	18	Apr 21	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	19	Apr 22	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	20	Apr 23	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-9	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	21	Apr 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
21	22	Apr 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	23	Apr 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	24	Apr 29	CHW		TEX	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	25	Apr 30	CHW		TEX	L,2-6	CG	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	26	May 3 (1)	CHW		ANA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
26	27	May 3 (2)	CHW		ANA	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	28	May 4	CHW		ANA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	LF
28	29	May 6	CHW		SEA	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	30	May 8	CHW		OAK	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
30	31	May 9	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	32	May 10	CHW		OAK	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	33	May 11	CHW		OAK	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	34	May 12	CHW	@	ANA	L,8-16	CG	50	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	35	May 13	CHW	@	ANA	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	36	May 14	CHW	@	SEA	L,7-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	37	May 15	CHW	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	38	May 16	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
38	39	May 17	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	40	May 18	CHW	@	OAK	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	41	May 20	CHW		BOS	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	42	May 21	CHW		BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	43	May 23	CHW		MIL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	44	May 24	CHW		MIL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	45	May 25	CHW		MIL	L,7-11	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	46	May 26	CHW		CLE	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	47	May 27	CHW		CLE	W,8-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
47	48	May 28	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	49	May 29	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	50	May 30	CHW	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	51	May 31	CHW	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	52	Jun 1	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	53	Jun 2	CHW	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	54	Jun 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	55	Jun 4	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	56	Jun 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	44	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	57	Jun 6	CHW		BAL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	58	Jun 7	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	47	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
58	59	Jun 8	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	60	Jun 9	CHW		BAL	L,2-10	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	62 (1)	Jun 11	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	63	Jun 13	CHW	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	64	Jun 14	CHW	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	65	Jun 15	CHW	@	CIN	W,14-6	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	66	Jun 16	CHW		CHC	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	67	Jun 17	CHW		CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	68	Jun 18	CHW		CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	69	Jun 20	CHW		MIN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	70	Jun 21	CHW		MIN	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	71	Jun 22	CHW		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	72	Jun 23	CHW		KCR	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	73	Jun 24	CHW		KCR	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	74	Jun 25	CHW		KCR	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	75	Jun 26	CHW	@	MIN	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	76	Jun 27	CHW	@	MIN	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	77	Jun 28	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-11	GS	38	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
76	78	Jun 29	CHW	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
77	79	Jun 30	CHW	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	80	Jul 1	CHW	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	81	Jul 2	CHW	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	82	Jul 3	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
81	83	Jul 4	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	84	Jul 5	CHW		BOS	W,11-8	GS	30	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
83	85	Jul 6	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	86	Jul 10	CHW	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
85	87	Jul 11	CHW	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	88	Jul 12	CHW	@	KCR	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	89	Jul 13	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	90	Jul 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	91	Jul 15	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	92	Jul 16	CHW		NYY	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	93	Jul 17	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	94	Jul 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	95	Jul 19	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	96	Jul 20	CHW	@	BAL	W,10-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	97	Jul 21	CHW	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	98	Jul 22	CHW	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	99	Jul 23	CHW	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	100	Jul 24	CHW		TEX	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	101	Jul 25	CHW		TEX	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
100	102	Jul 26	CHW		TEX	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
101	103	Jul 27	CHW		TEX	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	104	Jul 29	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
103	105	Jul 30	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	106	Jul 31	CHW	@	ANA	W,14-12	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	107	Aug 1	CHW	@	ANA	L,1-9	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	108	Aug 2	CHW	@	ANA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	110 (1)	Aug 5	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	111	Aug 6	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	114 (2)	Aug 9	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	115	Aug 10	CHW	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	116	Aug 12	CHW		ANA	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	117	Aug 13	CHW		ANA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	118	Aug 14	CHW		OAK	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
114	119	Aug 15	CHW		OAK	L,6-11	GS	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
115	120	Aug 16	CHW		SEA	L,6-11	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	121	Aug 17 (1)	CHW		SEA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
117	122	Aug 17 (2)	CHW		SEA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	124 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		TOR	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	125	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		TOR	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
120	126	Aug 20	CHW		TOR	W,12-6	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
121	127	Aug 21	CHW		TOR	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	128	Aug 22	CHW	@	TEX	L,8-17	CG	51	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
123	129	Aug 23	CHW	@	TEX	L,8-13	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	130	Aug 24	CHW	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	131	Aug 26	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	132	Aug 27	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-13	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
127	133	Aug 28	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	48	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	134	Aug 29	CHW		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	135	Aug 30	CHW		HOU	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	136	Aug 31	CHW		HOU	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	137	Sep 1	CHW	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	138	Sep 2	CHW	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	139	Sep 3	CHW	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	140	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-11	GS	34	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
135	141	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
136	142	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	144 (1)	Sep 9	CHW		MIL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	145	Sep 10	CHW		MIL	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	146	Sep 11	CHW		CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	147	Sep 12	CHW		CLE	L,0-9	GS	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
141	148	Sep 13	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
142	149	Sep 14	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	150	Sep 15	CHW	@	MIL	L,10-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
144	151	Sep 17	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
145	152	Sep 18	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-2	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
146	153	Sep 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
147	154	Sep 20	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
148	155	Sep 21	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
149	156	Sep 23	CHW		MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
150	157	Sep 24	CHW		MIN	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
151	158	Sep 25	CHW		MIN	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
152	159	Sep 26	CHW		KCR	W,7-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	160	Sep 27	CHW		KCR	L,4-10	GS	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
154	161	Sep 28	CHW		KCR	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							154gm		1333.0	352	1	10	363	0