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Fred Lynn League
10-3-2075
Gus Bell Left Field
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .711 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 639 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 06-15-1929
HR 61 Drafted Round 5, Pick 69
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(157 games)
RBI 287
SB 63
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF C  (36.7%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A  (87.3%)   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
1951 CIN
26
106
8
24
5
0
2
10
4
 22 2 1
3
 2 1
.596
.265
.330
.104
.226
1952 CIN
90
301
43
77
16
3
9
24
27
 62 3 0
4
 2 4
.742
.323
.419
.163
.256
1953 CIN
86
262
39
64
13
4
4
19
23
 48 1 1
6
 2 1
.677
.307
.370
.126
.244
1954 CIN
135
525
55
124
23
7
8
53
57
 113 4 3
16
 8 2
.666
.314
.352
.116
.236
1955 CIN-PIT
107
350
39
78
10
5
6
34
30
 73 2 1
7
 1 3
.619
.287
.331
.109
.223
1956 PIT
35
66
7
17
2
1
6
15
3
 13 0 1
2
 3 2
.877
.286
.591
.333
.258
1957 PIT
33
112
13
32
3
2
2
13
12
 22 1 0
4
 2 0
.762
.360
.402
.116
.286
1958 PIT
129
500
64
140
19
15
15
83
31
 104 1 4
12
 4 5
.789
.321
.468
.188
.280
1959 PIT
18
51
5
15
2
0
2
8
7
 10 0 0
1
 0 0
.830
.379
.451
.157
.294
1960 PIT-CHA
4
16
3
4
0
0
0
0
2
 1 0 0
1
 0 0
.583
.333
.250
.000
.250
1961 CHA-DET
42
111
8
32
4
0
4
15
12
 23 0 1
3
 2 3
.787
.355
.432
.144
.288
1962 DET
23
41
4
11
0
1
0
1
8
 8 0 0
1
 3 0
.705
.388
.317
.049
.268
1963 DET
28
79
10
17
2
2
3
9
6
 19 1 0
1
 0 1
.684
.279
.405
.190
.215
1964 DET-KC
23
14
4
4
1
0
0
3
3
 3 0 0
2
 1 1
.769
.412
.357
.071
.286
Total
779
2534
302
639
100
40
61
287
225
 521 15 12
63
 30 23
.711
.316
.395
.143
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Gus Bell has retired from the Kansas City Coroners
1964-04-05The Kansas City Coroners have acquired Gus Bell from the waiver wire.
1964-03-01The Detroit Spiders have promoted Jose Masterson to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Gus Bell for assignment.
1961-04-29The Detroit Spiders have acquired Gus Bell from the waiver wire.
1961-04-25The Chicago Thugs have promoted Jon Grace to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have designated Gus Bell for assignment.
1960-09-21The Chicago Thugs have acquired Gus Bell from the waiver wire.
1960-09-17The Pittsburgh Lakotas have designated Gus Bell for assignment.
1955-10-23A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Big Red Machine II and the Pittsburgh Captains. The Pittsburgh Captains receive Gus Bell, Dave Bemis, John Moore, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (KC) from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine II in exchange for Jaime Johnson, PeeWee Wagner, Tommy Goldsmith.
1953-08-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Gus Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Terry Howard to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have designated Chuck Tobin for assignment. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wally Dennis to the minors.
1953-07-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Graham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wally Dennis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Orlando Aldrich to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have designated Lou Berry for assignment. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have designated Charlie Smith for assignment. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Gus Bell to the minors.
1953-03-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Gus Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wally Dennis to the minors.
1952-09-28The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Mike Newhauser to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Gus Bell to the minors.
1951-10-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Gus Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Drake to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors.
1951-10-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Drake to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Rick Manning to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Mike Price to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Gus Bell to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Robinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mark Martinez to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Nuxhall to the minors.
1951-09-29The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Gus Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Robinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Stan Belinda to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Rick Manning to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Clyde Watkins to the minors.
1951-06-27The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Ed Osborn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Gus Bell to the minors.
1951-06-13The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Lob Beiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Gus Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Buddy Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Robinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Jack Gibson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Drake to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Johnnie Walker to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Mackenzie to the minors.
1951-06-10The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Pee Wee Reese to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Jack Gibson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Drake to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Johnnie Walker to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Mackenzie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Gus Bell to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Buddy Bell to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Robinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Roy McMillan to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Lob Beiber to the minors.
1951-05-20The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Lob Beiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Gus Bell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pee Wee Reese to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Mackenzie to the minors.
1951-04-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have renamed Carlos Glockson to Gus Bell.