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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Bill Bell Right Field
Retired (1981, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .280 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .785 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
H 1841 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 12-11-1944
HR 176 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(133 games)
RBI 885
SB 161 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1981
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B B- (54.8%) LF C+ (47.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 65% 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
1967 CHN
102
371
43
80
14
6
4
40
45
 67 1 0
4
 3 3
.620
.302
.318
.102
.216
1968 CHN
107
398
62
96
13
2
9
33
53
 62 3 1
13
 3 2
.686
.334
.352
.111
.241
1969 CHN
134
541
74
150
25
4
15
62
56
 76 1 3
13
 8 2
.766
.344
.421
.144
.277
1970 CHN
124
475
59
122
25
4
4
62
49
 74 2 7
8
 2 3
.676
.325
.352
.095
.257
1971 CHN
136
466
63
133
27
5
11
73
56
 55 1 6
18
 8 7
.795
.359
.436
.150
.285
1972 CHN
135
545
91
171
32
5
19
86
67
 79 2 3
10
 10 3
.884
.389
.495
.182
.314
1973 CHA
137
426
59
115
13
6
10
55
53
 59 0 0
12
 7 4
.750
.351
.399
.129
.270
1974 CHA
126
475
77
136
28
6
13
58
60
 61 2 0
25
 9 1
.821
.369
.453
.166
.286
1975 CHA-SF
128
536
84
150
24
5
19
60
60
 103 0 1
17
 11 2
.801
.352
.450
.170
.280
1976 STL
136
529
70
175
32
5
16
88
50
 89 1 2
7
 1 4
.889
.388
.501
.170
.331
1977 CHA
114
428
73
127
17
3
18
66
47
 69 5 3
15
 4 4
.847
.371
.477
.180
.297
1978 CHA
132
507
74
141
20
5
21
94
62
 81 1 3
6
 3 4
.818
.356
.462
.183
.278
1979 CHA
120
444
64
127
27
4
10
50
60
 67 2 0
9
 3 1
.806
.374
.432
.146
.286
1980 CLE
115
438
63
118
19
7
7
58
55
 70 6 2
4
 1 1
.750
.357
.393
.123
.269
Total
1746
6579
956
1841
316
67
176
885
773
 1012 27 31
161
 73 41
.785
.356
.428
.149
.280
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Bill Bell has retired from the Boston Tea Party
1981-03-31Bill Bell has signed with the Boston Tea Party for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1980-06-02Bill Bell of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1980-03-30The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Jason Higham to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Charlie Barnes to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Otis Kruger to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted John Branch to the major league team.
1980-03-29Bill Bell has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $1.25M per year for 1 year.
1979-05-19Bill Bell of the Chicago Wildcats is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-03-31The Chicago Wildcats have promoted John Henry to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Rube Walters to the major league team.
1979-03-31Bill Bell has signed with the Chicago Wildcats for $4.3M per year for 1 year.
1977-04-29Bill Bell of the Chicago Wildcats is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1977-03-28The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bill Good to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Stan Schwind to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Mike Cuthbert to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team.
1977-03-28Bill Bell has signed with the Chicago Wildcats for $7.1M per year for 2 years.
1976-04-01The St. Louis Skinks have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The St. Louis Skinks have promoted Joe Gaspar to the major league team. The St. Louis Skinks have promoted Anthony Mathews to the major league team.
1976-03-29Bill Bell has signed with the St. Louis Skinks for $7.0M per year for 1 year.
1975-09-21Bill Bell of the San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-08-19A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi and the Chicago Wildcats. The Chicago Wildcats receive Keith Ramirez, Charles Cates, Roy Frazier, Clarence Mccormick, Rich Dalesandro from the San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi in exchange for Bill Broskie, Bill Bell, Dave Veach.
1975-07-16The Chicago Wildcats have placed Bill Bell on the trade block.
1975-03-29The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Richard Carol to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Dave McAnally to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Cal Walbeck to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Don Schafer to the major league team.
1975-03-29Bill Bell has signed with the Chicago Wildcats for $6.0M per year for 1 year.
1974-06-29Bill Bell of the Chicago Wildcats is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1974-03-28The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Joe Barnes to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Dave McAnally to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Cal Walbeck to the major league team.
1974-03-28Bill Bell has signed with the Chicago Wildcats for $6.0M per year for 1 year.
1973-06-29Bill Bell of the Chicago Wildcats is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1973-03-30The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bob Heredia to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Babe House to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Al Ruble to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted James Alexander to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Joe Barnes to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Stan Schwind to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have promoted Oscar Bearden to the major league team. The Chicago Wildcats have sent Mike Steirer to the minors. The Chicago Wildcats have sent Gus Gorsica to the minors.
1973-03-30Bill Bell has signed with the Chicago Wildcats for $6.0M per year for 1 year.
1970-04-12Bill Bell of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1968-09-23Bill Bell of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1968-06-25Bill Bell of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1967-05-16The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team.
1963-03-31The Chicago Cubs have promoted Brian Hermann to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bill Bell to the minors.
1963-03-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Herm Martin to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Lowell Anderson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Fred Foster to the major league team.