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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 10	CIN		HOU	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
2	6	Apr 11	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
3	7	Apr 12	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
4	8	Apr 13	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	43	9.2	1	3	1	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	39 (30)	May 18	CIN		ATL	W,8-4	GS	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
6	40	May 20	CIN		CHC	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
7	41	May 21	CIN		CHC	L,6-11	GS	29	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	42	May 22	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
9	43	May 23	CIN	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	0	7	0	7	1	3B
10	44	May 24	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	44	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
11	45	May 25	CIN	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
12	46	May 27	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
13	47	May 28	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
14	48	May 29	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	GS	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
15	49	May 30	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-12	GS	37	7.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Houston Astros
16	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
17	68	Jun 20	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	GS	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B 1B
18	69	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
19	70	Jun 22	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
20	71	Jun 24	HOU		SFG	L,0-11	GS	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	72	Jun 25	HOU		SFG	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
22	74 (1)	Jun 27	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
23	75	Jun 28	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	76	Jun 29	HOU		LAD	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
25	77	Jun 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	78	Jul 1 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
27	79	Jul 1 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	51	13.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
28	80	Jul 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-7	GS	36	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
29	82 (1)	Jul 4	HOU		MON	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	83	Jul 5	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
31	84	Jul 6	HOU		MON	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
32	85	Jul 8	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
33	86	Jul 9	HOU		NYM	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
34	87	Jul 10	HOU		NYM	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	88	Jul 14	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
36	89	Jul 15	HOU	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
37	90	Jul 16	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	91	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-10	GS	39	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
39	92	Jul 18	HOU	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
40	93	Jul 19	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
41	94	Jul 20	HOU	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	95	Jul 21	HOU		PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
43	96	Jul 22	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
44	97	Jul 23	HOU		PHI	W,7-6	GS	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	99 (1)	Jul 26	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	100	Jul 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
47	101	Jul 28	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
48	102	Jul 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
49	103	Jul 30	HOU	@	LAD	W,14-6	GS	30	7.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
50	104	Jul 31	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	105	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
52	106	Aug 2	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-10	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
53	107	Aug 3	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B 3B
54	122 (14)	Aug 19	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
55	123	Aug 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
56	124	Aug 21	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	51	14.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
57	125	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	44	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
58	126	Aug 23	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-9	GS	39	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
59	127	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
60	128	Aug 26	HOU		PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	129	Aug 27	HOU		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
62	130	Aug 28	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
63	131	Aug 29	HOU		CHC	L,1-2	CG	47	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	132	Aug 30	HOU		CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
65	133	Aug 31	HOU		CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	134	Sep 2	HOU		STL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
67	135	Sep 3	HOU		STL	W,10-1	GS	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	136	Sep 4	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
69	137	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
70	138	Sep 6	HOU		CIN	L,3-10	CG	50	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	3B
71	139	Sep 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
72	140	Sep 8	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	141	Sep 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	45	11.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
74	142	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
75	143	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
76	144	Sep 13	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
77	145	Sep 14	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
78	146	Sep 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS	13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	3B
79	147	Sep 16	HOU		SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
80	148	Sep 17	HOU		SFG	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
81	149	Sep 18	HOU		SFG	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
82	150	Sep 19	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	151	Sep 20	HOU		LAD	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
84	154 (2)	Sep 23	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	45	11.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	155	Sep 24	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
86	162 (6)	Oct 2	HOU		SDP	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
							88gm		730.2	88	140	15	243	14