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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	TEX		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 5	TEX		CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 6	TEX		CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
4	4	Apr 8	TEX		BOS	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
5	5	Apr 9	TEX		BOS	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
6	6	Apr 10	TEX		BOS	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
7	7	Apr 12	TEX	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	3B
8	8	Apr 13	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
9	9	Apr 15	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
10	10	Apr 16	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
11	11	Apr 17	TEX	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	52	14.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
12	12	Apr 19	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
13	13	Apr 20	TEX	@	BAL	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 21	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	57	13.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
15	15	Apr 22	TEX		MIL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
16	16	Apr 23	TEX		MIL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 24	TEX		MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
18	18	Apr 26	TEX		TOR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
19	19	Apr 27	TEX		TOR	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
20	20	Apr 29	TEX		NYY	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
21	21	Apr 30	TEX		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	TEX		NYY	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	23	May 2	TEX	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
24	24	May 3	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
25	25	May 4	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
26	26	May 6	TEX	@	MIL	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
27	27	May 8	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
28	28	May 10	TEX	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
29	29	May 11	TEX	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
30	30	May 13	TEX		BAL	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
31	31	May 14	TEX		BAL	L,11-14	CG	56	11.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
32	32	May 15	TEX		BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
33	33	May 16	TEX		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
34	34	May 17	TEX		CLE	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
35	35	May 18	TEX		CLE	W,3-2	CG	54	14.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
36	36	May 19	TEX	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
37	38 (1)	May 21	TEX	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
38	39	May 22	TEX	@	DET	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
39	40	May 23	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	41	May 24	TEX	@	KCR	T,2-2	CG	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	42	May 25	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
42	43	May 26	TEX	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	44	May 27	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	45	May 28	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
45	46	May 29	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
46	47	May 31	TEX		KCR	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	49 (1)	Jun 3	TEX		DET	L,1-12	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
48	50	Jun 4	TEX		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
49	51	Jun 5	TEX		DET	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
50	52	Jun 7	TEX	@	SEA	W,10-0	CG	28	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
51	53	Jun 8	TEX	@	SEA	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
52	54	Jun 9	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	44	10.2	2	4	0	6	1	3B
53	55	Jun 10	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
54	56	Jun 11	TEX	@	MIN	W,11-0	GS	22	6.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
55	57	Jun 12	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
56	58	Jun 13	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
57	59	Jun 14	TEX		SEA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
58	60	Jun 15	TEX		SEA	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
59	61	Jun 16	TEX		MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
60	62	Jun 17	TEX		MIN	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	0	10	0	10	1	3B
61	63	Jun 18	TEX		MIN	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	3	1	6	2	3B
62	64	Jun 19	TEX		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
63	65	Jun 20	TEX		CAL	L,9-10	CG	60	13.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
64	66	Jun 21	TEX		CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
65	67	Jun 22	TEX		CAL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
66	68	Jun 24 (1)	TEX		OAK	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	69	Jun 24 (2)	TEX		OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
68	70	Jun 25	TEX		OAK	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	71	Jun 26	TEX		OAK	W,4-1	CG	26	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	3B
70	72	Jun 27	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
71	73	Jun 28	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
72	74	Jun 29	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
73	75	Jun 30	TEX	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	76	Jul 1	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
75	77	Jul 2	TEX	@	OAK	W,13-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
76	78	Jul 3	TEX	@	OAK	W,16-4	CG	64	15.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
77	79	Jul 4	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
78	80	Jul 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
79	81	Jul 9	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
80	82	Jul 10	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
81	83	Jul 11	TEX		MIL	W,5-4	CG	59	15.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
82	84	Jul 12	TEX		MIL	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	3B
83	85	Jul 13	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	86	Jul 14	TEX	@	NYY	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
85	87	Jul 15	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
86	88	Jul 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
87	89	Jul 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
88	90	Jul 18 (1)	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	91	Jul 18 (2)	TEX	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
90	92	Jul 19	TEX	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
91	93	Jul 20	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
92	94	Jul 21	TEX		TOR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
93	95	Jul 22	TEX		TOR	L,5-10	CG	53	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
94	96	Jul 23	TEX		TOR	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
95	97	Jul 24	TEX		TOR	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
96	98	Jul 25	TEX		NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
97	99	Jul 26	TEX		NYY	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
98	100	Jul 27	TEX		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
99	101	Jul 29	TEX	@	BAL	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
100	102	Jul 30	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
101	103	Jul 31	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	4	2	7	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	104	Aug 2	TEX		BOS	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
103	105	Aug 3	TEX		BOS	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
104	106	Aug 4	TEX		BOS	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
105	107	Aug 5	TEX	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
106	108	Aug 6	TEX	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
107	109	Aug 7 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
108	110	Aug 7 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
109	111	Aug 8	TEX	@	BOS	W,12-7	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
110	114 (2)	Aug 12	TEX		CLE	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	115	Aug 13	TEX		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
112	116	Aug 14	TEX		CLE	L,0-3	CG	44	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
113	117	Aug 15	TEX		BAL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
114	118	Aug 16	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
115	119	Aug 17	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
116	120	Aug 19 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	121	Aug 19 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	122	Aug 20	TEX		CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	123	Aug 21	TEX		CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
120	124	Aug 22	TEX		DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	7	0	7	1	3B
121	125	Aug 23	TEX		DET	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
122	126	Aug 24	TEX		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
123	127	Aug 25 (1)	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
124	128	Aug 25 (2)	TEX	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	0	4	0	4	1	3B
125	129	Aug 26	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
126	130	Aug 27	TEX	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
127	131	Aug 28	TEX	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
128	132	Aug 29	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
129	133	Aug 30	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
130	134	Aug 31	TEX	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	135	Sep 1	TEX	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
132	136	Sep 2	TEX		KCR	W,7-0	GS	29	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
133	137	Sep 3 (1)	TEX		KCR	L,0-5	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
134	138	Sep 3 (2)	TEX		KCR	W,8-1	GF	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
135	139	Sep 4	TEX		KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
136	140	Sep 5	TEX		MIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
137	141	Sep 6	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	CG	40	10.0	0	8	0	8	1	3B
138	142	Sep 7	TEX		MIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
139	143	Sep 9	TEX	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
140	144	Sep 10	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
141	145	Sep 11	TEX	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
142	146	Sep 13	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
143	147	Sep 14	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
144	148	Sep 15	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
145	149	Sep 16	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
146	150	Sep 17	TEX	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS	11	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
147	155 (4)	Sep 23	TEX		SEA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
148	156	Sep 24	TEX		SEA	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
149	157	Sep 25	TEX		SEA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
150	158	Sep 27	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
151	159	Sep 28	TEX	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
152	160	Sep 29	TEX	@	MIN	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
153	161	Sep 30	TEX		CAL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
154	162	Oct 1	TEX		CAL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
							154gm		1374.2	123	383	17	523	29