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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 %)
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Team C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH
1957 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 3 4
1958 PIT 0 0 0 2 1 90 9 40 0
1959 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 114 1
1960 PIT 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 137 0
1961 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 140 2 0 0
1962 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 1
1963 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 0
1964 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0
1965 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0
1966 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 0
1967 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 1
1968 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0
1969 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0
1970 PIT-BRO 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 4
1971 BRO 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 2
1972 BRO 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 1
1973 BRO 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 2
1974 BRO 0 0 0 0 0 106 1 1 25
1975 BRO 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 5 61
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.