#8 Gus Bell, Rightfield, 27 yrs, Cincinnati Redlegs

#8 Gus Bell, Rightfield, 27 yrs, Cincinnati Redlegs
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Gus Bell

11/15/1928
27
USA,KY,LOUISVILLE
6"2
196

Rightfield
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Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
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Normal
3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,100,000
1958
6 Year(s), 19 Days (1051 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 118 Days (1150 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	8	7	4	8
Versus LHP	6	7	7	4	8
Versus RHP	7	8	7	4	8
Talent	7	7	9	4	8

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7
9
7
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
RF : 10 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 10

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/11	KC	L 3-7	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#3
9/12	KC	L 4-6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#3
9/13	CHC	W 6-2	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#3
9/15	@SEA	W 1-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#3
9/16	@SEA	W 11-10	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#3
9/17	PIT	W 5-3	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/18	@HOL	W 10-9	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/19	@HOM	W 6-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/20	@ATL	L 7-10	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/21	BRO	L 3-8	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#3

Batting Stats 1956

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	148	564	166	39	17	20	95	114	57	24	.294	.357	.530	.887	.952	.236
Projected	148	564	166	39	17	20	95	114	57	24	.294	.357	.530	.887	.952	.236

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	141	632	2	6	0	13	2	7	299	76	41	8	83.7	111.9	7.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	145	38	5	6	3	21	25	17	8	1	2	1	.262	.337	.441	.779
vs. RHP	419	128	34	11	17	74	89	40	16	6	0	1	.305	.363	.561	.924
Close/Late	59	20	3	3	5	19	13	12	1	0	0	1	.339	.458	.746	1.204
Scoring Position	129	38	10	4	3	61	0	21	6	7	1	0	.295	.373	.504	.877
Pinch Hitting	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	73	269	74	17	9	8	42	61	25	15	.275	.336	.494	.830
Road	75	295	92	22	8	12	53	53	32	9	.312	.375	.563	.937
March/April	27	105	33	10	5	5	16	22	9	5	.314	.365	.648	1.013
May	27	98	25	3	3	4	18	17	15	3	.255	.353	.469	.823
June	22	80	23	5	2	3	16	15	7	4	.287	.333	.512	.846
July	27	105	26	5	3	3	18	20	13	5	.248	.331	.438	.769
August	27	102	37	8	4	4	21	24	7	4	.363	.393	.637	1.030
Sept/Oct	18	74	22	8	0	1	6	16	6	3	.297	.358	.446	.804

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1950	56	206	62	14	6	1	34	28	11	2	2	8	15	4	.301	.339	.442	.781	CIN
1951	101	405	103	27	4	7	45	56	33	3	1	29	26	11	.254	.314	.393	.707	CIN
1952	147	543	145	31	12	6	76	71	33	5	7	32	24	8	.267	.311	.401	.713	CIN
1953	110	434	127	29	13	11	64	75	27	4	2	28	36	11	.293	.338	.495	.834	CIN
1954	146	563	160	32	17	16	88	91	50	4	2	42	39	14	.284	.346	.487	.832	CIN
1955	147	562	165	32	11	18	90	88	44	5	5	41	47	13	.294	.347	.486	.833	CIN
1956	148	564	166	39	17	20	95	114	57	2	7	24	41	8	.294	.357	.530	.887	CIN
Total	855	3277	928	204	80	79	492	523	255	25	26	204	228	69	.283	.337	.467	.804

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1950, AAA	97	417	142	38	10	18	102	81	40	23	15	3	.341	.395	.609	1.004
1951, AAA	43	173	50	16	2	3	31	23	20	8	8	2	.289	.355	.457	.812

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Centerfield	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	9.0	3.00
Rightfield	145	140	279	7	2	292	6	.979	1244.2	2.11

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1950...
Had first career hit on 7/21/1950, off Ribs Raney (KC)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/25/1950, off Dave Cole (PIT)...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/25/1950...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield in 1952...
Injured on 6/2/1953 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 3-4 weeks...
1/31/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/22/1954...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Los Angeles on 7/6/1954...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,328,571 through salary arbitration...
6/11/1955: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $5,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (L) on 8/9/1955...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield in 1955...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/21/1956...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield in 1956...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Doubles
1952 - 31 - 9th
1954 - 32 - 9th

Triples
1952 - 12 - 7th
1953 - 13 - 3rd
1954 - 17 - 4th
1955 - 11 - 8th

SB
1951 - 26 - 9th
1953 - 36 - 5th
1954 - 39 - 3rd
1955 - 47 - 3rd

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