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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	TEX	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
2	2	Apr 10	TEX		CLE	W,5-0	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
3	3	Apr 11	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	3B
4	4	Apr 12	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 13	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
6	6	Apr 14	TEX		DET	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
7	7	Apr 15	TEX		DET	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
8	8	Apr 17	TEX	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
9	9	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
10	10	Apr 20	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
11	11	Apr 21	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
12	12	Apr 22	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
13	13	Apr 23	TEX		TOR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
14	14	Apr 24	TEX		TOR	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
15	15	Apr 25	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
16	16	Apr 27	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-11	CG	46	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
17	17	Apr 28	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
18	18	Apr 29	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	19	Apr 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	21	May 2	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
22	22	May 4 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
23	23	May 4 (2)	TEX		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	24	May 5	TEX		CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
25	25	May 6	TEX		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
26	26	May 7	TEX		KCR	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	1	7	1	9	0	3B
27	27	May 8	TEX		KCR	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
28	28	May 9	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
29	29	May 11	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	10	0	11	2	3B
30	30	May 12	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
31	31	May 13 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
32	32	May 13 (2)	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	33	May 14	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	34	May 15	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-8	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
35	35	May 16	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
36	36	May 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-13	CG	44	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	37	May 19	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	38	May 20	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
39	39	May 21	TEX		MIN	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
40	40	May 22	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
41	41	May 23	TEX		MIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	42	May 25 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
43	43	May 25 (2)	TEX		SEA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
44	44	May 26	TEX		SEA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
45	45	May 27	TEX		SEA	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
46	46	May 28	TEX		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
47	47	May 30	TEX		BOS	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	6	0	9	0	3B
48	48	May 31	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	1	6	1	8	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
50	50	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	51	Jun 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
52	52	Jun 4	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	42	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
53	53	Jun 5	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
54	54	Jun 6	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	55	Jun 7	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
56	56	Jun 8	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
57	57	Jun 9	TEX	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
58	58	Jun 10	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	3B
59	59	Jun 12	TEX		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
60	60	Jun 13	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
61	61	Jun 14	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
62	62	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
63	63	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
64	64	Jun 17	TEX		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
65	65	Jun 18	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
66	66	Jun 19	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
67	67	Jun 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	8	0	9	0	3B
68	68	Jun 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
69	69	Jun 22	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
70	70	Jun 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	42	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
71	71	Jun 24 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
72	72	Jun 24 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
73	73	Jun 26	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
74	74	Jun 27	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
75	75	Jun 28	TEX		CAL	W,14-4	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
76	76	Jun 29	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
77	77	Jun 30	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	78	Jul 1	TEX		OAK	L,12-13	GS	79	15.0	3	12	0	15	1	3B SS
79	79	Jul 2	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
80	80	Jul 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
81	81	Jul 4	TEX		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
82	82	Jul 6	TEX		TOR	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
83	83	Jul 7	TEX		TOR	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
84	84	Jul 8	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
85	85	Jul 9	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
86	86	Jul 10	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
87	87	Jul 11	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
88	88	Jul 12	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
89	89	Jul 13	TEX	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
90	90	Jul 14	TEX	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
91	91	Jul 15	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
92	92	Jul 19 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
93	93	Jul 19 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
94	94	Jul 20	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
95	95	Jul 21	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
96	96	Jul 22	TEX		KCR	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
97	97	Jul 23	TEX		KCR	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
98	98	Jul 25	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-8	GS	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B SS
99	99	Jul 26	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
100	100	Jul 27	TEX		BOS	W,11-2	GS	29	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
101	101	Jul 28	TEX		BOS	L,0-1	GS	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B SS
102	102	Jul 29	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
103	103	Jul 30	TEX		DET	L,4-6	GS	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
104	104	Jul 31	TEX		DET	W,11-3	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	105	Aug 1	TEX		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
106	106	Aug 3	TEX	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
107	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	CLE	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
108	108	Aug 5 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
109	109	Aug 5 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	W,14-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
110	110	Aug 7 (1)	TEX	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
111	111	Aug 7 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
112	112	Aug 8 (1)	TEX	@	DET	W,16-9	CG	42	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
113	113	Aug 8 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
114	114	Aug 9	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
115	115	Aug 10	TEX		CLE	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
116	116	Aug 11	TEX		CLE	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
117	117	Aug 12	TEX		CLE	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
118	118	Aug 13	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS 3B
119	119	Aug 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
120	120	Aug 15	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
121	121	Aug 16	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
122	122	Aug 17	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-5	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
123	123	Aug 18	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
124	124	Aug 19	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	125	Aug 20	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
126	126	Aug 21	TEX	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	2	6	0	3B
127	127	Aug 23	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B SS
128	128	Aug 24	TEX		MIL	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
129	129	Aug 25	TEX		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
130	130	Aug 26	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
131	131	Aug 27	TEX		NYY	L,4-7	GS	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS 3B
132	132	Aug 28	TEX		NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
133	133	Aug 29	TEX		NYY	L,5-7	GS	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B SS
134	134	Aug 30	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
135	135	Aug 31	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
136	136	Sep 1	TEX	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
137	137	Sep 2	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6	GS	46	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
138	138	Sep 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
139	139	Sep 4	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
140	140	Sep 5	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-1	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B SS
141	141	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
142	142	Sep 8	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
143	143	Sep 9	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
144	144	Sep 10	TEX		SEA	L,2-5	GS	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B SS
145	145	Sep 11	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
146	146	Sep 12	TEX		SEA	W,13-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
147	147	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,4-7	GS	56	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
148	148	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
149	149	Sep 15	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
150	150	Sep 16	TEX		MIN	L,2-6	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B SS
151	151	Sep 17	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
152	152	Sep 18	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
153	153	Sep 19	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
154	154	Sep 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
155	155	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-3	GS	36	8.0	1	2	2	5	0	3B SS
156	156	Sep 23	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
157	157	Sep 25	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
158	158	Sep 26	TEX		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
159	159	Sep 27	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
160	160	Sep 28	TEX		CAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
161	161	Sep 29	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
162	162	Sep 30	TEX		CAL	L,5-11	GS	29	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
							180gm		1416.0	147	429	17	593	31