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Name	Team	Age
Cool Papa Bell	Retired (1975, Age 39)	Died (2013, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1954)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League	0	18 years (92 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	7/22/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
6	11	15
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
C  (43.6 %)	C- (35.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1954	F	C-	D-	C+	A	C+	D
1955	D-	C	D	B-	A	B-	D+
1956	D	C+	D+	B	A	B	C-
1957	D+	B	C-	B	A	B+	C
1958	C-	B	C-	B	A	B+	C+
1959	C-	B+	C	B+	A	A-	C+
1960	C	B+	C	B+	A	A-	C+
1961	C	A-	C	B+	A	A	B-
1962	C+	A	C+	A-	A	A	B-
1963	C+	A	C+	A	A	A+	B-
1964	C+	A	C+	A	A	A+	B
1965	B-	A	C+	A	A	A+	B
1966	B-	A	C+	A	A	A+	B
1967	B-	A	C+	A	A	A+	B
1968	B-	A	C+	A	A	A+	B
1969	B-	A	B-	A	A	A+	B
1970	B-	A	B-	A	A	A+	B
1971	B-	A	B-	A	A	A+	B
1972	B-	A	B-	A	A	A+	B
1973	B-	A	B-	A	A	A+	B
1974	B-	A	B-	A	A	A+	B
1975	C+	A	C+	A-	A-	A	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Cool Papa Bell has retired from the Brooklyn Black Dodgers
1975-05-25	Cool Papa Bell of the Brooklyn Black Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1970-04-20	A 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.
1967-04-14	Cool Papa Bell of the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1966-06-21	Cool Papa Bell of the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-10-12	Cool Papa Bell of the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1957-08-01	The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Cool Papa Bell to the major league team.
1957-07-09	The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Chris Krug to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Cool Papa Bell to the minors.
1957-07-06	The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Cool Papa Bell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Chris Krug to the minors.
1957-06-10	The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Rick Morgan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Cool Papa Bell to the minors.
1957-06-08	The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Cool Papa Bell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Rick Morgan to the minors.
1956-04-01	The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have renamed Shad Herring to Cool Papa Bell.
1956-04-01	A 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.