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Les Bell

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: December 14, 1901 in Harrisburg, PA us

Died: December 26, 1985 in Hershey, PA

Buried: East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA

Debut: September 17, 1923 (Age 21-277d, 5,806th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1931 (Age 29-287d)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Lester Rowland Bell

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

1926 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

3239

938

.290

404

RBI

509

OBP

.346

SLG

.438

OPS

.784

OPS+

102

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1923	21	STL-min	A	134	504	504		159	34	8	8						.315	.315	.462	.778		233					HSN · TL
1923	21	STL	NL	15	60	51	5	19	2	1	0	9	1	0	9	7	.373	.467	.451	.918	146	23	0	0		6
1924	22	STL	NL	17	62	57	5	14	3	2	1	5	0	0	3	7	.246	.295	.421	.716	91	24	1	1		6/H
1925	23	STL	NL	153	639	586	80	167	29	9	11	88	4	5	43	47	.285	.334	.422	.755	90	247	0	10		*5/6
1926	24	STL	NL	155	666	581	85	189	33	14	17	100	9		54	62	.325	.383	.518	.901	137	301	0	31		*5	MVP-6
1927	25	STL	NL	115	438	390	48	101	26	6	9	65	5		34	63	.259	.320	.426	.746	94	166	1	13		5H6
1928	26	BSN	NL	153	656	591	58	164	36	7	10	91	1	7	40	45	.277	.323	.413	.736	97	244	0	25	1	*5
1929	27	BSN	NL	139	553	483	58	144	23	5	9	72	4	4	50	42	.298	.364	.422	.786	98	204	0	20	1	*5H/46
1930	28	CHC	NL	74	283	248	35	69	15	4	5	47	1	1	24	27	.278	.342	.431	.773	85	107	0	9	1	5/H3
1931	29	CHC	NL	75	272	252	30	71	17	1	4	32	0	2	19	22	.282	.332	.405	.737	96	102	0	1	1	5/H
1933	31	BSN-min	A	27	94	94		17	3	0	0						.181	.181	.213	.394		20					HRB · NYPL
1940	38	PIT-min	B	22	37	37		11	2	0	0						.297	.297	.351	.649		13					HRB · ISLG
1941	39	PIT-min	B	3	9	9		2	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444		2					HRB · ISLG
9 Yrs				896	3629	3239	404	938	184	49	66	509	25	19	276	322	.290	.346	.438	.784	102	1418	2	110	4
162 Game Avg.				162	656	586	73	170	33	9	12	92	5		50	58	.290	.346	.438	.784	102	256	0	20

STL (5 yrs)				455	1865	1665	223	490	93	32	38	267	19	5	143	186	.294	.351	.457	.808	109	761	2	55
CHC (2 yrs)				149	555	500	65	140	32	5	9	79	1	3	43	49	.280	.337	.418	.755	90	209	0	10	2
BSN (2 yrs)				292	1209	1074	116	308	59	12	19	163	5	11	90	87	.287	.342	.417	.759	98	448	0	45	2