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Name	Team	Age
David Bell	Retired (1965, Age 36)	Died (1997, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 13, Pick 194 (1950)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League	0	13 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	4/13/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (95.1 %)	A- (82.6 %)	A- (79.9 %)

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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
1950	D	C-	C	B-	B+	D+	B
1951	D+	C	C	B-	B+	D+	B+
1952	C-	C	C	B-	B+	C-	B+
1953	C	C+	C+	B-	B+	C+	B+
1954	C	C+	C+	B	A-	C+	B+
1955	C+	B-	B-	B	A-	B-	A-
1956	C+	B	B-	B	A-	B-	A-
1957	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B-	A-
1958	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1959	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1960	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1961	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1962	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1963	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1964	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1965	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	David Bell has retired from the Washington Senators
1965-06-18	The Washington Senators have acquired David Bell from the waiver wire.
1965-06-18	The Washington Senators have demoted Gil Richard to the minor leagues.
1965-06-14	The Cincinnati Bogies have promoted Joe French to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bogies have designated David Bell for assignment.
1951-07-18	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted David Bell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Ed Blaemire to the minors.
1951-06-08	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ed Blaemire to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent David Bell to the minors.
1951-04-18	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted David Bell to the major league team.
1950-06-22	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Moe Greenberg to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent David Bell to the minors.
1950-05-08	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted David Bell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Bobby Polley to the minors.
1950-04-20	The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Izzy Elberfeld to David Bell.
1950-04-16	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Manny Clay to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Izzy Elberfeld to the minors.