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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
Cool Papa Bell Left Field
Retired (1975, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .854 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 2774 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 07-22-1936
HR 423 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(92 games)
RBI 1454
SB 528
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 6
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A  WS Appearances 11
2B --- CF C- (35.5%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 15
3B --- RF C  (43.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* 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
1957 PIT
24
64
12
18
0
0
2
9
8
 12 0 0
2
 0 0
.736
.361
.375
.094
.281
1958 PIT
142
496
73
138
18
8
11
52
40
 90 0 2
23
 6 4
.744
.331
.413
.135
.278
1959 PIT
128
439
54
112
14
8
9
49
29
 91 2 5
11
 4 5
.686
.301
.385
.130
.255
1960 PIT
142
537
57
125
20
8
14
63
32
 109 3 2
11
 0 4
.657
.279
.378
.145
.233
1961 PIT
142
546
87
148
29
7
18
58
47
 128 4 1
21
 7 3
.781
.333
.449
.178
.271
1962 PIT
143
596
109
178
33
5
23
71
56
 112 3 0
49
 14 2
.848
.362
.487
.188
.299
1963 PIT
128
512
88
150
22
6
18
71
48
 102 6 3
34
 16 2
.823
.359
.465
.172
.293
1964 PIT
142
582
111
186
24
10
25
92
61
 111 2 2
57
 7 8
.909
.385
.524
.204
.320
1965 PIT
143
593
103
173
31
6
31
75
51
 105 2 3
41
 10 3
.869
.348
.521
.229
.292
1966 PIT
134
534
95
153
20
8
25
83
45
 115 4 2
44
 7 2
.840
.345
.494
.208
.287
1967 PIT
108
454
90
152
29
7
30
73
36
 82 3 2
26
 11 3
1.014
.386
.628
.293
.335
1968 PIT
142
609
117
197
24
12
41
100
46
 103 3 1
48
 14 2
.978
.373
.604
.281
.323
1969 PIT
142
580
117
202
30
3
40
126
61
 108 3 4
44
 17 1
1.028
.410
.617
.269
.348
1970 PIT-BRO
144
570
126
188
24
17
40
137
56
 99 3 6
27
 6 2
1.031
.389
.642
.312
.330
1971 BRO
142
592
111
188
26
6
32
116
47
 114 3 0
31
 6 0
.915
.371
.544
.226
.318
1972 BRO
141
530
71
146
24
10
20
87
48
 107 2 6
18
 3 0
.806
.334
.472
.196
.275
1973 BRO
137
516
73
134
23
3
19
80
42
 120 2 4
19
 5 5
.742
.316
.426
.167
.260
1974 BRO
133
428
72
131
16
5
15
75
49
 79 3 2
16
 6 5
.852
.380
.472
.166
.306
1975 BRO
107
227
31
55
6
2
10
37
16
 51 1 2
6
 0 2
.711
.293
.419
.176
.242
Total
2464
9405
1597
2774
413
131
423
1454
818
 1838 49 47
528
 139 53
.854
.353
.502
.207
.295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Cool Papa Bell has retired from the Brooklyn Black Dodgers
1975-05-25Cool Papa Bell of the Brooklyn Black Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1970-04-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks and the Brooklyn Black Dodgers. The Brooklyn Black Dodgers receive Cool Papa Bell, Satchel Paige, Lefty LaMarque, Cristobal Torriente from the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks in exchange for Mercury Morris, Tennessee Williams.
1967-04-14Cool Papa Bell of the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1966-06-21Cool Papa Bell of the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-10-12Cool Papa Bell of the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1957-08-01The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Cool Papa Bell to the major league team.
1957-07-09The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Chris Krug to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Cool Papa Bell to the minors.
1957-07-06The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Cool Papa Bell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Chris Krug to the minors.
1957-06-10The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Rick Morgan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Cool Papa Bell to the minors.
1957-06-08The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Cool Papa Bell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Rick Morgan to the minors.
1956-04-01The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have renamed Shad Herring to Cool Papa Bell.
1956-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit domiNATEors and the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks receive Harry Twitchell, Shad Herring from the Detroit domiNATEors in exchange for Boom Boom Wheeler.