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Name Team Age
Juan Bell Retired (1977, Age 36) Died (2019, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1958)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 14 years (20 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 12/30/1940
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 5
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (99.0 %) B- (59.2 %) F  (3.4 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1963 AHP 10 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .722 .222 .500 .125
1963 HHP 13 28 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .343 .200 .143 .143
1963 LHP 7 9 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.067 .400 .667 .333
1963 RHP 17 27 2 0 0 0 1 2 7 .212 .138 .074 .074
1964 AHP 46 150 41 9 1 9 20 11 32 .850 .323 .527 .273
1964 HHP 45 164 39 6 0 7 15 14 43 .704 .302 .402 .238
1964 LHP 61 172 41 7 0 12 19 12 44 .780 .292 .488 .238
1964 RHP 61 142 39 8 1 4 16 13 31 .765 .335 .430 .275
1965 AHP 61 214 49 12 2 7 18 13 42 .675 .273 .402 .229
1965 HHP 60 197 52 4 6 6 22 21 48 .768 .332 .437 .264
1965 LHP 61 114 37 7 2 8 16 8 21 1.000 .369 .632 .325
1965 RHP 101 297 64 9 6 5 24 26 69 .614 .277 .337 .215
1966 AHP 55 169 40 6 0 4 20 14 43 .638 .295 .343 .237
1966 HHP 58 189 56 5 2 13 33 13 32 .888 .338 .550 .296
1966 LHP 71 150 43 5 2 10 31 8 37 .869 .323 .547 .287
1966 RHP 87 208 53 6 0 7 22 19 38 .699 .314 .385 .255
1967 AHP 41 126 26 6 0 3 17 8 35 .588 .263 .325 .206
1967 HHP 39 89 15 2 0 3 13 7 21 .527 .235 .292 .169
1967 LHP 47 113 24 5 0 4 18 9 28 .635 .272 .363 .212
1967 RHP 56 102 17 3 0 2 12 6 28 .482 .227 .255 .167
1968 AHP 62 182 46 6 1 5 24 27 38 .727 .348 .379 .253
1968 HHP 65 206 72 14 0 9 29 17 45 .947 .398 .549 .350
1968 LHP 76 131 38 7 0 5 15 8 25 .784 .326 .458 .290
1968 RHP 99 257 80 13 1 9 38 36 58 .871 .397 .475 .311
1969 AHP 69 266 67 12 4 8 42 11 54 .695 .278 .417 .252
1969 HHP 65 226 54 13 1 8 42 27 55 .733 .322 .412 .239
1969 LHP 38 94 19 7 1 2 15 7 21 .619 .257 .362 .202
1969 RHP 120 398 102 18 4 14 69 31 88 .735 .308 .427 .256
1970 AHP 73 286 78 14 2 8 52 28 62 .757 .338 .420 .273
1970 HHP 75 274 77 8 1 10 53 30 60 .779 .352 .427 .281
1970 LHP 47 85 27 3 1 4 18 10 20 .899 .381 .518 .318
1970 RHP 142 475 128 19 2 14 87 48 102 .744 .338 .406 .269
1971 AHP 73 320 83 10 1 12 45 24 76 .722 .313 .409 .259
1971 HHP 75 312 104 14 3 19 52 23 60 .963 .383 .580 .333
1971 LHP 62 104 38 7 0 8 25 9 16 1.079 .416 .663 .365
1971 RHP 140 528 149 17 4 23 72 38 120 .794 .334 .460 .282
1972 AHP 76 288 89 14 5 14 57 29 60 .907 .369 .538 .309
1972 HHP 72 268 64 8 2 12 40 18 69 .705 .287 .418 .239
1972 LHP 55 80 29 5 2 5 18 7 13 1.072 .409 .662 .362
1972 RHP 146 476 124 17 5 21 79 40 116 .766 .317 .450 .261
1973 AHP 75 301 69 12 2 6 37 28 68 .637 .295 .342 .229
1973 HHP 73 279 70 6 0 14 53 23 75 .737 .314 .423 .251
1973 LHP 54 119 25 1 0 7 17 13 29 .686 .291 .395 .210
1973 RHP 135 461 114 17 2 13 73 38 114 .685 .307 .377 .247
1974 AHP 75 275 74 14 3 8 42 27 48 .761 .332 .429 .269
1974 HHP 71 264 78 14 3 14 44 25 48 .888 .357 .530 .295
1974 LHP 59 112 33 3 1 11 25 20 15 1.037 .403 .634 .295
1974 RHP 131 427 119 25 5 11 61 32 81 .765 .328 .438 .279
1975 AHP 52 189 42 5 1 5 26 16 42 .627 .288 .339 .222
1975 HHP 45 155 42 6 0 11 39 16 33 .862 .339 .523 .271
1975 LHP 43 97 18 1 0 4 15 9 22 .579 .259 .320 .186
1975 RHP 83 247 66 10 1 12 50 23 53 .794 .332 .462 .267
1976 AHP 74 296 69 7 0 9 46 25 58 .636 .288 .348 .233
1976 HHP 72 290 72 13 3 6 48 18 66 .667 .291 .376 .248
1976 LHP 67 134 32 2 0 4 21 8 37 .623 .280 .343 .239
1976 RHP 130 452 109 18 3 11 73 35 87 .660 .293 .367 .241
1977 AHP 10 33 5 0 0 0 2 1 7 .328 .176 .152 .152
1977 HHP 20 63 19 4 0 2 8 3 11 .794 .333 .460 .302
1977 LHP 15 38 9 0 0 1 4 0 9 .553 .237 .316 .237
1977 RHP 21 58 15 4 0 1 6 4 9 .686 .306 .379 .259
Total AHP 852 3103 779 127 22 99 449 263 667 .711 .309 .402 .251
Total HHP 848 3004 818 117 21 134 492 257 672 .790 .331 .459 .272
Total LHP 763 1552 416 60 9 86 258 129 338 .809 .324 .485 .268
Total RHP 1469 4555 1181 184 34 147 683 391 1001 .730 .318 .411 .259
Total 1700 6107 1597 244 43 233 941 520 1339 .750 .320 .430 .262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Juan Bell has retired from the Montreal Nationals
1977-06-17The Montreal Nationals have promoted Juan Bell to the major league team. The Montreal Nationals have sent Jerry Dykhoff to the minors.
1977-06-15The Montreal Nationals have acquired Juan Bell from the waiver wire.
1977-06-01The Philadelphia Thunder have waived Juan Bell.
1977-04-08The Philadelphia Thunder have designated Juan Bell for assignment.
1977-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Luke Parrish to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Juan Bell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ryan Hassett to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Craig Adams to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Elmer Francona to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Abdoo Rose to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ginger Taylor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Randy Martin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Roberto Hill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Shawn Frazier to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jim Childress to the major league team.
1977-03-30Juan Bell has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1975-05-24Juan Bell of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1969-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Juan Bell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Gene Bennett to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Mike Culp to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent John Lawton to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bob Miller to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Don Buehrle to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Dave Paredes to the minors.
1969-03-29Juan Bell has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $2.0M per year for 8 years.
1967-06-06Juan Bell of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1963-08-26The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Juan Bell to the major league team.
1963-07-30The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Juan Bell to the minors.
1963-06-25The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Juan Bell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Farmer Stueland to the major league team.
1962-04-01The Philadelphia Thunder have renamed Otto Elliott to Juan Bell.
1962-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Donn Mincher to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Herb Sisler to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Carlos Delgado to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jackie Teehorne to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Muddy Herrnstein to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Cookie Cox to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill McGlothin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Clyde Masaoka to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Terry Sizemore to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Doc Kruk to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Ray Bergamo to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Dan Byerly to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tyler Greene to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Nicholson to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Otto Elliott to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Curt Simmons to the minors.
1962-03-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Barney Kelsey to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Doc Kruk to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Otto Elliott to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tyler Greene to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Roger Walker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Nicholson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Dan Byerly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Terry Sizemore to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ray Bergamo to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Curt Simmons to the major league team.
1961-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Buck Nekola to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Scott Erb to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted George Fisher to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Freddy Stewart to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Earl Jones to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tim Snyder to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Benj Hartman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent John McLarney to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Elijah Gibson to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Otto Elliott to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Merlin Kelly to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent John Vuckovich to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Larry Christenson to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tom Benjamin to the minors.
1961-03-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Otto Elliott to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Cox to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Castle to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tyler Greene to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Larry Christenson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Haywood Clevenger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Vuckovich to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John McLarney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Merlin Kelly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tom Benjamin to the major league team.
1958-06-16A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Thunder. The Philadelphia Thunder receive Ed Farr, Bob Lugo, Jose Sumner, Otto Elliott, Manny Otis, Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 WAS (Mickey Brown), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 WAS (Terry Sizemore) from the Washington Senators in exchange for Carlos Delgado, Andy Prieto, Warren Brusstar. Protest This Trade.