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Gus Bell   |   Major Leaguer   1950-1964

Full Name:  David Russell Bell
Born:  November 15,1928  in  Louisville, Kentucky
Death:  May 7,1995
Height:  6-2  Weight:  196  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Flaget (Louisville,KY)
College:  

Father of Buddy Bell, Grandfather of David Bell, Grandfather of Mike Bell

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle




Transactions:   [Jan 1,1947] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Pirates.  [Oct 14,1952] - Traded by Pirates to Reds for Gail Henley, Joe Rossi and Cal Abrams.  [Oct 10,1961] - Selected by Mets from Reds in expansion draft.  [May 21,1962] - Traded by Mets with Cash to Braves for Rick Herrscher and Frank Thomas.  [May 12,1964] - Released by Braves.  


 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1950PittsburghNL21PitMLB of 1114226211922118534 28464 2 .282*.331.443*774--
1951PittsburghNL22PitMLB of 14960080167271216891442414 1 .278*.330.443*773--
1952PittsburghNL23PitMLB of 1314685311721516591436722 4 .250*.309.419*728--
1953CincinnatiNL24CinMLB of 151610102183375301050248723 4 14 .300*.355.525*880--
1954CincinnatiNL25CinMLB of 153619104185387171015348584 5813 .299.349.465814--
1955CincinnatiNL26CinMLB of 15461088188306271044454570226.308.361.510871--
1956CincinnatiNL27CinMLB of 150603821763142984625066347310 .292.347.501848--
1957CincinnatiNL28CinMLB of3121510651492031361013054356610 .292.332.42075248%
1958CincinnatiNL29CinMLB of7,6112385429716210462336401765.252.314.38269642%
1959CincinnatiNL30CinMLB of3,51485805917027219115232944211813 .293.325.44577052%
1960CincinnatiNL31CinMLB of31435156513519512624329401345.262.300.38868848%
1961CincinnatiNL32CinMLB of6,5,910323527601013331118210309.255.298.34564347%
1962NY MetsNL33NymMLB of3,7,6301018152016011070022.149.221.19841948%
 MilwaukeeNL33MbrMLB of2,5,97921428611135240012170211.285.322.43575750%
1963MilwaukeeNL34MbrMLB 83301000000000000.333.333.33366650%
1964MilwaukeeNL35MbrMLB 83300000000010000.000.000.000000100%
 
Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)17416478865182331166206942304706362745109 .281.445-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1961CincinnatiNL32CinWs3300000000000000.000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)3300000000000000.000.000.000000--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1950PittsburghNL21PitMLBOF1042031052183---.977--
 
1951PittsburghNL22PitMLBOF1452671842894---.986--
 
1952PittsburghNL23PitMLBOF123202862162---.972--
 
1953CincinnatiNL24CinMLBOF15144716114745---.977--
 
1954CincinnatiNL25CinMLBOF1534061264242---.986--
 
1955CincinnatiNL26CinMLBOF154364453730---.987--
 
1956CincinnatiNL27CinMLBOF1493301253474---.986--
 
1957CincinnatiNL28CinMLBOF121311743221---.988--
 
1958CincinnatiNL29CinMLBOF107235712432---.996--
 
1959CincinnatiNL30CinMLBOF1452691512851---.996--
 
1960CincinnatiNL31CinMLBOF1312391332551---.988--
 
1961CincinnatiNL32CinMLBOF75112111140---.991--
 
1962MilwaukeeNL33MbrMLBOF587531790---.987--
1962NY MetsNL33NymMLBOF264071483---.979--
 


 Awards
[1953] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #20), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1954] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1956] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1957] - Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 4 all-star games during his career (1953-1954, 1956-1957)
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