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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   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   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 6
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 11
2B --- CF C- (35.5%)   Health LCS Appearances 15
3B --- RF (43.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

  Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year OS Age  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range 
195418C-D-C+C+
195519D-B-B-D+
195620C+D+C-
195721D+C-B+
195822C-C-B+C+
195923C-B+B+A-C+
196024B+B+A-C+
196125A-B+B-
196226C+C+A-B-
196327C+C+A+B-
196428C+C+A+
196529B-C+A+
196630B-C+A+
196731B-C+A+
196832B-C+A+
196933B-B-A+
197034B-B-A+
197135B-B-A+
197236B-B-A+
197337B-B-A+
197438B-B-A+
197539C+C+A-A-B-
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.