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Hi Bell
Herman S. Bell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 16, 1924
Final Game August 23, 1934
Born July 16, 1897 in Mount Sherman, KY
Died June 7, 1949 in Glendale, CA

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1924 26 STL NL   3   8  28  11   5   0   8  1  113.3  124   68   62   5   29   29   5   3   474       0  4.92  3.79   77 1.350
 1926 28 STL NL   6   6  27   7   3   0  12  2   85.0   82   41   30   1   17   27   2   1   354       0  3.18  3.90  123 1.165
 1927 29 STL NL   1   3  25   1   0   0  11  0   57.3   71   37   25   5   22   31   1   0   255       0  3.92  3.95  101 1.622
 1929 31 STL NL   0   2   7   0   0   0   5  0   13.0   19   15   10   1    4    4   0   0    64       0  6.92  4.66   67 1.769
 1930 32 STL NL   4   3  39   9   2   0  17  8  115.3  143   65   50   4   23   42   2   1   512       0  3.90  5.02  129 1.439
 1932 34 NYG NL   8   4  35  10   3   0  14  2  120.0  132   58   49  12   16   25   2   1   498       0  3.68  3.72  101 1.233
 1933 35 NYG NL   6   5  38   7   1   1  21  5  105.3  100   31   24   4   20   24   2   0   433       1  2.05  3.20  156 1.139
 1934 36 NYG NL   4   3  22   2   0   0  12  6   54.0   72   25   22   2   12    9   2   0   242       0  3.67  3.86  105 1.556
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .485  32  34 221  47  14   1 100 24  663.3  743  340  272  34  143  191  16   6  2832       1  3.69  3.95  107 1.336
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   8  56  11   3   0  25  6  168.0  188   86   69   8   36   48   4   1   718   0   0  3.69  3.95  107 1.336
 Career High      8   8  39  11   5   1  21  8  120.0  143   68   62  12   29   42   5   3   512   0   1  2.05  5.02  156 1.139

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1924 26 STL NL  28   31    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   5  14  .065  .194  .065  -27    2   0           0    
 1926 28 STL NL  27   25    3    3   0  0   0    1   0      3   5  .120  .214  .120  -10    3   1           0    
 1927 29 STL NL  25   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   4  .091  .091  .091  -52    1   0           0    
 1929 31 STL NL   7    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1930 32 STL NL  39   26    1    2   0  0   0    0   0      2  11  .077  .143  .077  -45    2   3           0    
 1932 34 NYG NL  35   34    2    3   0  0   0    2   0      2  15  .088  .139  .088  -37    3   1           0    
 1933 35 NYG NL  38   29    5    4   0  0   0    0   0      2   8  .138  .194  .138   -4    4   1           0   1
 1934 36 NYG NL  22   19    2    2   0  0   0    0   0      1   8  .105  .150  .105  -30    2   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      221  178   15   17   0  0   0    3   0  0  15  67  .096  .166  .096  -29   17   7   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        130   11   12   0  0   0    2   0  0  11  49  .096  .166  .096  -29   12   5   0   0   0   1
 Career High     39   34    5    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  15                           4   3   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1924 26 STL NL   36   29    0   0.0   102| .065  .287| .194  .342| .065  .401| .259  .743| -27  .000  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1926 28 STL NL   29   23    1   1.2   106| .120  .292| .214  .352| .120  .404| .334  .757| -10  .077  -4.0  -0.4     
 1927 29 STL NL   11   10    0   0.0   107| .091  .294| .091  .353| .091  .405| .182  .758| -52  .000  -2.4  -0.2     
 1929 31 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0   122| .000  .305| .000  .370| .000  .445| .000  .815|-100  .000  -1.0  -0.1     
 1930 32 STL NL   31   27    0   0.0   129| .077  .316| .143  .374| .077  .470| .220  .844| -45  .000  -6.5  -0.6     
 1932 34 NYG NL   37   32    0   0.0   102| .088  .282| .139  .334| .088  .408| .227  .742| -37  .000  -6.6  -0.7     
 1933 35 NYG NL   32   27    1   1.0    91| .138  .273| .194  .326| .138  .374| .332  .699|  -4  .070  -3.9  -0.4     
 1934 36 NYG NL   21   18    0   0.0   103| .105  .285| .150  .340| .105  .405| .255  .744| -30  .000  -3.5  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       200  169    2   0.3   105| .096  .289| .166  .345| .096  .410| .262  .755| -29  .007 -33.4  -3.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1924 26 STL NL P 28 1 31 3 1 .914 .964 1.14 1.42 2.54 2.52 11 113.3 1926 28 STL NL P 27 2 17 4 0 .826 .960 0.70 1.39 2.01 2.57 7 85.0 1927 29 STL NL P 25 0 14 2 0 .875 .959 0.56 1.29 2.20 2.32 1 57.3 1929 31 STL NL P 7 0 2 2 0 .500 .952 0.29 1.23 1.38 2.42 0 13.0 1930 32 STL NL P 39 2 28 3 2 .909 .965 0.77 1.10 2.34 2.21 9 115.3 1932 34 NYG NL P 35 4 23 1 2 .964 .957 0.77 1.21 2.02 2.29 10 120.0 1933 35 NYG NL P 38 3 19 1 1 .957 .965 0.58 1.28 1.88 2.36 7 105.3 1934 36 NYG NL P 22 1 8 1 1 .900 .957 0.41 1.12 1.50 2.27 2 54.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1924 26 STL NL P 28 1 31 3 1 .914 .964 1.14 1.42 2.54 2.52 11 113.3 1926 28 STL NL P 27 2 17 4 0 .826 .960 0.70 1.39 2.01 2.57 7 85.0 1927 29 STL NL P 25 0 14 2 0 .875 .959 0.56 1.29 2.20 2.32 1 57.3 1929 31 STL NL P 7 0 2 2 0 .500 .952 0.29 1.23 1.38 2.42 0 13.0 1930 32 STL NL P 39 2 28 3 2 .909 .965 0.77 1.10 2.34 2.21 9 115.3 1932 34 NYG NL P 35 4 23 1 2 .964 .957 0.77 1.21 2.02 2.29 10 120.0 1933 35 NYG NL P 38 3 19 1 1 .957 .965 0.58 1.28 1.88 2.36 7 105.3 1934 36 NYG NL P 22 1 8 1 1 .900 .957 0.41 1.12 1.50 2.27 2 54.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 221 13 142 17 7 .901 .962 0.70 1.25 2.10 2.36 47 663.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 221 13 142 17 7 .901 .962 0.70 1.25 2.10 2.37 47 663
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1926   WS    STL NYY     W   1   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   2     4   2   1   1 
 1930   WS    STL PHA     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0 
 1933   WS    NYG WSH     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   3   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   4     4   2   1   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1926   WS    STL NYY     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1930   WS    STL PHA     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1933   WS    NYG WSH     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Saves
1926 NL-2-9
1930 NL-8-1
1933 NL-5-2
1934 NL-6-4

Games Finished
1930 NL-17-7
1933 NL-21-4

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1336) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1334) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

November 22, 1934: Purchased by the Kansas City (American Association) from the New York Giants.


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