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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Gus Bell First Base
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .751 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 1034 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 08-12-1930
HR 147 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(153 games)
RBI 557
SB 134
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR C+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF B  (67.9%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF B  (65.9%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B C  (39.0%) RF C+ (51.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 BOS
83
119
15
28
7
0
3
17
7
 24 1 1
5
 0 1
.651
.281
.370
.134
.235
1953 BOS
12
22
4
5
0
0
0
0
2
 3 0 0
1
 1 0
.519
.292
.227
.000
.227
1954 BOS-CIN
30
59
12
20
5
0
4
8
5
 13 0 0
0
 0 0
1.018
.391
.627
.288
.339
1955 CIN
137
503
51
124
23
0
13
60
44
 104 1 0
19
 9 0
.678
.308
.370
.123
.247
1956 CIN
140
527
66
129
25
2
22
71
55
 108 1 2
20
 4 10
.741
.316
.425
.180
.245
1957 CIN
140
521
60
116
19
7
17
64
47
 99 2 3
10
 8 25
.672
.288
.384
.161
.223
1958 CIN
131
238
46
62
11
2
16
40
15
 36 1 0
8
 1 4
.832
.307
.525
.265
.261
1959 CIN
103
178
19
40
3
2
7
19
23
 35 0 1
6
 3 4
.694
.312
.382
.157
.225
1960 CIN
136
455
47
123
21
1
11
55
41
 63 3 2
5
 5 6
.727
.333
.393
.123
.270
1961 CIN
139
526
73
131
24
7
18
66
51
 101 2 2
29
 7 2
.741
.317
.424
.175
.249
1962 CIN
97
230
33
75
13
6
10
46
25
 40 1 2
10
 6 0
.957
.391
.565
.239
.326
1963 CIN
112
301
44
76
16
5
10
44
34
 51 0 2
10
 9 2
.765
.326
.439
.186
.252
1964 CIN
97
143
21
39
6
2
8
31
20
 19 0 0
3
 1 1
.872
.362
.510
.238
.273
1965 CIN
83
136
20
43
4
1
3
20
14
 21 0 1
6
 0 1
.804
.377
.426
.110
.316
1966 CIN
23
69
10
23
3
0
5
16
4
 12 0 0
2
 1 0
.964
.370
.594
.261
.333
Total
1463
4027
521
1034
180
35
147
557
387
 729 12 16
134
 55 56
.751
.323
.428
.172
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Gus Bell has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs
1963-09-07Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1962-07-06Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1956-03-03The Cincinnati Redlegs have renamed Andruw Jones to Gus Bell.
1955-04-22The Cincinnati Redlegs have renamed Gary Matthews Jr. to Andruw Jones.
1955-04-18The Cincinnati Redlegs have renamed Ruben Hurst to Gary Matthews Jr..
1954-09-28The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have designated Jim Knight for assignment.
1954-09-17A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Boston Red Socks. The Boston Red Socks receive Tom Lawrence, Andy Morton, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 4 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Ruben Hurst.
1954-09-11The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst to the minors.
1954-09-11The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Dino Nicholls to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have designated Bruce Grigsby for assignment. The Boston Red Socks have designated Dave Madden for assignment.
1954-08-31The Boston Red Socks have sent Sammy White to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst to the minors.
1954-08-21The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Juan Brockett to the minors.
1954-06-24The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst down to the minors.
1954-05-24The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ike Stewart to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Juan Brockett to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent T. Lepcio to the minors.
1954-03-01The Boston Red Socks have promoted Junior Bougon to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Pyreau Mann to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent Bud Miller to the minors.
1953-10-16The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Keith Jackson to the minors.
1953-07-11The Boston Red Socks have promoted Peste Bigras to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Jesus Minor to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Cal LaCorte to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst to the minors.
1953-06-29The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have designated Rod Wachtel for assignment.
1953-04-04The Boston Red Socks have promoted Mickey Lowery to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Connie McCarren to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Dan Smith to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst to the minors.
1952-08-05The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Peste Bigras to the minors.
1952-08-01The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ike Stewart to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Aaron Cook to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Brian Malloy to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Ruben Hurst to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent Josh Alicea to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have sent Mickey Lowery to the minors.
1952-06-07The Boston Red Socks have promoted Barry Cargo to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Bud Miller to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have promoted Ruben Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Red Socks have sent Peste Bigras to the minors. The Boston Red Socks have designated Buck Frayeur for assignment. The Boston Red Socks have sent Mickey Meine to the minors.